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put off   (TTS Sound)

The noun putoff has 1 sense

• putoff -- (a pretext for delay or inaction)

The verb put off has 5 senses

• 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")


• turn off, put off -- (cause to feel intense dislike or distaste)


• dishearten, put off -- (take away the enthusiasm of)


• confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off -- (cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her")


• 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")