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Put off

To procrastinate.

📖 Definitions of "Put off"

verb
  1. 1

    To procrastinate.

    "Don't put it off to the last minute."

  2. 2

    To delay (a task, event, etc.).

    "I'm too busy to see Mr Smith today. I'll have to put him off."

  3. 3

    To distract; to disturb the concentration of.

    "Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off."

  4. 4

    To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).

    "Almost drowning put him off swimming."

adjective
  1. 1

    Offended, repulsed

    "The guest was quite put off by an odor."

  2. 2

    Daunted or fazed

    "All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task."

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