put-off
noun
• an off-putting or unpleasant quality or feature.
• "the name is a major put-off"
• an evasive reply.
• "her answer was a calculated put-off"
put off
• postpone something.
• "they can't put off a decision much longer"
Similar:
postpone,
defer,
delay,
put back,
adjourn,
hold over,
reschedule,
shelve,
table,
put over,
lay on the table,
take a rain check on,
put on ice,
put on the back burner,
• cause someone to lose interest or enthusiasm.
• "she wanted to be a nurse, but the thought of night shifts put her off"
Similar:
deter,
discourage,
dishearten,
demoralize,
dissuade,
daunt,
unnerve,
intimidate,
scare off,
offend,
repel,
disgust,
revolt,
repulse,
sicken,
nauseate,
turn off,
• distract someone.
• "don't put me off—I'm trying to concentrate"
Similar:
distract,
put someone off their stroke,
divert someone's attention,
sidetrack,
