English > put off: 5 senses > verb 1, stative| Meaning | hold back to a later time. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Synonyms | postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit |
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| Entails | cancel, call off, scratch, scrub | postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled |
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| reschedule | Assign a new time and place for an event |
| Narrower | call | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather |
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| hold | stop dealing with |
| probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence |
| reprieve, respite | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
| suspend | Render temporarily ineffective / ineffective / ineffective |
| Broader | delay | Act later than planned, scheduled, or required |
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| See also | put | put into a certain place or abstract location |
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| Spanish | aplazar, demorar, posponer, postergar, retrasar |
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| Catalan | ajornar, endarrerir, posposar |
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| Nouns | putoff | a pretext for delay or inaction |
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English > put off: 5 senses > verb 4, emotion| Meaning | Cause to feel embarrassment. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Model | The bad news will put off him |
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| Synonyms | confuse, flurry, disconcert |
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| Narrower | bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled |
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| distract, deflect | Draw someone's attention away from something |
| fluster | Cause to be nervous or upset |
| Broader | embarrass, abash | Cause to be embarrassed |
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| See also | put | cause to be in a certain state |
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| Similar to | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
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| Spanish | aturdir, confundir, consternar, conturbar, desconcertar, desorientar |
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| Catalan | atordir, confondre, desconcertar, desorientar, encegar, ofuscar, torbar |
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English > put off: 5 senses > verb 5, communication| Meaning | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Synonyms | hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep |
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| Narrower | beg | Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted |
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| quibble | Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections |
| Broader | avoid | Stay clear from |
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| Spanish | eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar, rehuir |
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| Catalan | defugir, eludir, esquivar, evadir, evitar |
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