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put off

2 syllables

Quick answer

As a verb, put off means hold back to a later time.

Meanings of put off

5 meanings

verb

Hold back to a later time
“let's postpone the exam”
Similar: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve
Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Similar: turn off
Take away the enthusiasm of
Similar: dishearten
Cause to feel embarrassment
“The constant attention of the young man confused her”
Similar: confuse, flurry, disconcert
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”
Similar: hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: hold back to a later time

postpone prorogue hold over put over table shelve set back defer

verb: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

verb: take away the enthusiasm of

dishearten

verb: cause to feel embarrassment

confuse flurry disconcert

verb: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performin…

hedge fudge evade circumvent parry elude skirt dodge

Nearby words

put aside put away put back put down put forward put in put on put out put over put through put to sleep put up