put off
adj1
offended, repulsed
- The guest was quite put off by an odor.
2
daunted or fazed
- All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task.
put off
verb1
To postpone, especially through procrastination.
- Don't put off your homework to the last minute.
2
To delay (a task, event, etc.).
- The storm put off the game by a week.
- The storm put the game off by a week.
1 more example
- I'm too busy to see Mr Smith today. I'll have to put him off.
3
To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
- Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off.
4
To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
- Almost drowning put him off swimming.
5
To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
- This type of firewood puts off a strong smell.
6
Archaic To take off (something worn).
- to put off a mask
- The power of turning into an animal has this serious disadvantage that it lays you open to the chance of being wounded or even slain in your animal skin before you have the chance to put it off and scramble back into your human integument.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 207:
- Derived terms
- off-putting, putoff