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put off

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Verb

  1. To postpone, especially through procrastination.
  2. To delay (a task, event, etc.).
  3. To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
  4. To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
  5. To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
  6. To take off (something worn).

Adjective

  1. offended, repulsed
  2. daunted or fazed

Noun

  1. Alternative form of putoff.

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