adj
Meaning 1
offended, repulsed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The guest was quite put off by an odor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
offended, repulsed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
daunted or fazed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To postpone, especially through procrastination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: shelve, mothball
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To delay (a task, event, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To take off (something worn).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avoid
Narrower terms: beg, quibble
verb
cause to feel embarrassment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: confuse, flurry, disconcert
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: embarrass, abash
Narrower terms: fluster, bother, distract, deflect
verb
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: turn off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: repel, repulse
verb
take away the enthusiasm of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dishearten
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discourage
verb
hold back to a later time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delay
Narrower terms: call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
History
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Across languages
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.