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put off

verb

Meaning

  1. To procrastinate.
  2. To delay (a task, event, etc.).
  3. To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
  4. To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
  5. To take off (something worn).
  6. Offended, repulsed
  7. Daunted or fazed

Etymology / origin

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Related words

postpone(English)defer(English)set back(English)turn off(English)elude(English)evade(English)piss off(English)circumvent(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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