put off

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verb

1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1)
- let's postpone the exam
• Syn:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
shelve, set back, defer, remit
• Derivationally related forms:
putoff, deferment (for: defer), deferral (for: defer), shelver (for: shelve), prorogation (for: prorogue), postponement (for: postpone), postponer (for: postpone)
• Hypernyms:
delay
• Hyponyms:
call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
• Entailment:
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub, reschedule
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
turn off
• Derivationally related forms:
turnoff (for: turn off)
• Hypernyms:
repel, repulse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to put off Sue
3. cause to feel embarrassment
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
• Syn:
confuse, flurry, disconcert
• Derivationally related forms:
disconcertment (for: disconcert), disconcertion (for: disconcert), confusion (for: confuse)
• Hypernyms:
embarrass, abash
• Hyponyms:
fluster, bother, distract, deflect
• Verb Group:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will put off him
4. take away the enthusiasm of
• Syn:
dishearten
• Ant:
hearten (for: dishearten)
• Derivationally related forms:
disheartenment (for: dishearten)
• Hypernyms:
discourage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to put off Sue
5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
• Syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
• Derivationally related forms:
dodge (for: dodge), dodger (for: dodge), dodging (for: dodge), circumvention (for: circumvent), evasion (for: evade), hedge (for: hedge), hedger (for: hedge), hedging (for: hedge)
• Hypernyms:
avoid
• Hyponyms:
beg, quibble
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something