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to take someone's attention away from what they want to be doing or should be doing: Once she's made up her mind to do something, nothing will put her off. Could you be quiet please - I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off. The sudden flash of the camera put the players off their game.
1. a. : disconcert. b. : repel. 2. a. : to hold back to a later time. b. : to induce to wait. put the bill collector off. 3. : to rid oneself of : take off. 4. : to sell or pass fraudulently. Synonyms. defer. delay. hold off (on) hold over.
If something puts you off something, it makes you dislike it, or decide not to do or have it. The thought of caring for young plants can put people off growing their own veg. [ V n P n/v-ing ] His personal habits put them off.
See put off in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Definition of put off phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of put off. verb. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste. synonyms: turn off. see more. verb. cause to feel embarrassment. synonyms: confuse, disconcert, flurry. bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. see more. verb.
vb. 1. ( tr, adverb) to postpone or delay: they have put off the dance until tomorrow. 2. ( tr, adverb) to evade (a person) by postponement or delay: they tried to put him off, but he came anyway. 3. ( tr, adverb) to confuse; disconcert: he was put off by her appearance.
verb. tr, adverb to postpone or delay. they have put off the dance until tomorrow. tr, adverb to evade (a person) by postponement or delay. they tried to put him off, but he came anyway. tr, adverb to confuse; disconcert. he was put off by her appearance.
