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   put off

   • ▪ postpone something
   • ▪ cancel or postpone an appointment with someone
   • ▪ cause someone to lose interest or enthusiasm
   • ▪ cause someone to feel dislike or distrust
   • ▪ distract someone

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   What does putting someone off mean?

   • [VERB noun PARTICLE] If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want . The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late. [VERB noun PARTICLE] If something puts you off something, it makes you dislike it, or decide not to do or have it. His personal habits put them off. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

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   What is put off phrasal verb?

   • Definition of put off phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody It's too late to put them off now. She put him off with the excuse that she had too much work to do. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What is the difference between put out and put off?

   • The difference between "put out" and "put off"... There are two expressions in American English, two idioms, that have different meanings in American English than they do in British English. They are "put out" and "put off". In British English, to be "put out" means to be angry.

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   What does “put off” mean?

   • Short answer: Little to none. All three mean “ttake no action now [with an implication that action will be taken later]”. The verb phrase “put off” is the least formal of the three, and it also has other rather different meanings, such as “discourage / dismay”, when the object is a person. For example:

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   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.

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    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.