PUT OFF as VERB

1. Meaning
   • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • duck (what does duck mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • evade (what does evade mean?)
   • fudge (what does fudge mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • parry (what does parry mean?)
   • sidestep (what does sidestep mean?)
   • skirt (what does skirt mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dodged the issue
   • she skirted the problem
   • They tend to evade their responsibilities
   • he evaded the questions skillfully
   
   Hypernyms(s) put off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • avoid (what does avoid mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • dodge (what does dodge mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • scheme (what does scheme mean?)
   • dodger (what does dodger mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • slyboots (what does slyboots mean?)
   • avoidance (what does avoidance mean?)
   • turning away (what does turning away mean?)
   • shunning (what does shunning mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • circumvention (what does circumvention mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
   • hedger (what does hedger mean?)
   • equivocator (what does equivocator mean?)
   • hedge (what does hedge mean?)
   • hedging (what does hedging mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cause to feel embarrassment
   
   Synonym(s)
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • disconcert (what does disconcert mean?)
   • flurry (what does flurry mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • The constant attention of the young man confused her
   
   Hypernyms(s) put off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • embarrass (what does embarrass mean?)
   • abash (what does abash mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • fluster (what does fluster mean?)
   • bother (what does bother mean?)
   • distract (what does distract mean?)
   • deflect (what does deflect mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • discomfiture (what does discomfiture mean?)
   • discomposure (what does discomposure mean?)
   • disconcertion (what does disconcertion mean?)
   • disconcertment (what does disconcertment mean?)
   • discomfiture (what does discomfiture mean?)
   • discomposure (what does discomposure mean?)
   • disconcertion (what does disconcertion mean?)
   • disconcertment (what does disconcertment mean?)
   • confusion (what does confusion mean?)
   • discombobulation (what does discombobulation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
   
   Synonym(s)
   • turn off (what does turn off mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) put off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   • repulse (what does repulse mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • turnoff (what does turnoff mean?)
   • negative stimulation (what does negative stimulation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • take away the enthusiasm of
   
   Synonym(s)
   • dishearten (what does dishearten mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) put off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discourage (what does discourage mean?)
   
   Antonym(s)
   • cheer (what does cheer mean?)
   • hearten (what does hearten mean?)
   • recreate (what does recreate mean?)
   • embolden (what does embolden mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • discouragement (what does discouragement mean?)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
5. Meaning
   • hold back to a later time
   
   Synonym(s)
   • defer (what does defer mean?)
   • hold over (what does hold over mean?)
   • postpone (what does postpone mean?)
   • prorogue (what does prorogue mean?)
   • put over (what does put over mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • table (what does table mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • let’’s postpone the exam
   
   Hypernyms(s) put off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • suspend (what does suspend mean?)
   • probate (what does probate mean?)
   • reprieve (what does reprieve mean?)
   • respite (what does respite mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • putoff (what does putoff mean?)
   • postponement (what does postponement mean?)
   • deferment (what does deferment mean?)
   • deferral (what does deferral mean?)
   • postponement (what does postponement mean?)
   • deferment (what does deferment mean?)
   • deferral (what does deferral mean?)
   • shelver (what does shelver mean?)
   • prorogation (what does prorogation mean?)
   • postponement (what does postponement mean?)
   • deferment (what does deferment mean?)
   • deferral (what does deferral mean?)
   • procrastinator (what does procrastinator mean?)
   • postponer (what does postponer mean?)
   • cunctator (what does cunctator mean?)
   
   Entail(s)
   • cancel (what does cancel mean?)
   • call off (what does call off mean?)
   • reschedule (what does reschedule mean?)