Definition of put_off - WordReference.com Dictionary

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put_off
A	verb
	1	hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
			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"
		Category Tree: avoid ╚hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep ╚quibble
	2	confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
			cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚upset; discompose; untune; disconcert; discomfit ╚embarrass; abash ╚confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off ╚distract; deflect ╚bother ╚fluster
	3	turn off, put off
			cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
		Category Tree: displease ╚repel; repulse ╚turn off, put off
	4	dishearten, put off
			take away the enthusiasm of
		Category Tree: discourage ╚dishearten, put off
	5	postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
			hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚wait; hold off; hold back ╚delay ╚postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off ╚probate ╚suspend ╚hold ╚call

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