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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. hold back to a later time;
- Example: "let's postpone the exam"
[syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]

2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste;
[syn: turn off, put off]

3. take away the enthusiasm of;
[syn: dishearten, put off]

4. cause to feel embarrassment;
- Example: "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
[syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]

5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
- Example: "He dodged the issue"
- Example: "she skirted the problem"
- Example: "They tend to evade their responsibilities"
- Example: "he evaded the questions skillfully"
[syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

put off
    v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
         postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
         shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]
    2: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: turn off,
       put off]
    3: take away the enthusiasm of [syn: dishearten, put off]
       [ant: cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate]
    4: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
       young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry,
       disconcert, put off]
    5: 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" [syn:
       hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
       elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]