Put-off Definition

verb

To procrastinate.

Don't put off your homework to the last minute.
Don't put your homework off to the last minute.
Don't put it off to the last minute.
Don't put it off.
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To delay (a task, event, or deadline)

The storm put off the game by a week.
The storm put the game off by a week.
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To offend, repulse, or frighten.

Almost drowning put him off swimming.
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adjective

Offended, repulsed.

The guest was quite put off by an odor.
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Daunted or fazed.

All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task.
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Put-off Sentence Examples

  • The Assembly put off the term to the 1st of March.

  • The decision was put off till at least December.

  • York, however, contrived to put off his departure for eighteen months.

  • The young farm worker was not to be put off.

  • It's ultimately your decision, but don't be put off by an agent who seems insistent to show your home for you.

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Words Starting With

PPUPUT

Words Ending With

FFFOFF

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Words Starting With P and Ending With F

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