What is "put off"

1 offended, repulsed 2 daunted or fazed v

1 (context transitive English) To procrastinate 2 (context transitive English) to delay (a task, event, or deadline) 3 (context transitive English) to offend, repulse, or frighten

v. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit]

cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: turn off]

take away the enthusiasm of [syn: dishearten] [ant: cheer]

cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert]

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]