put off
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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Senses
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cause to feel embarrassment
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cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
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take away the enthusiasm of
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hold back to a later time
Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
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Automation
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Variants
- synonym
- disheartendodgeflurryremitturn off
- pasttense
- put offputted off
- presentparticiple
- putting off
- thirdpersonsingular
- puts off
- pastparticiple
- put offputted off