put off

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put off

She decided to put off cleaning her room until the weekend.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To postpone or delay: To arrange for something to happen at a later time than originally planned.
    • To discourage or dissuade: To cause someone to lose interest or enthusiasm; to make someone feel dislike or aversion.
    • To cause to feel embarrassment or confusion: To make someone feel self-conscious, awkward, or disconcerted.
Usage and Examples

  • Meaning: To postpone or delay:

    • We had to put off the meeting until next week.
    • He keeps putting off his visit to the dentist.

  • Meaning: To discourage or dissuade:

    • The high cost put me off buying a new car.
    • His rude behavior put off many potential friends.

  • Meaning: To cause to feel embarrassment or confusion:

    • She was put off by his intense stare.
    • The sudden question put him off and he forgot his speech.
Advanced Usage
  • "to put someone off their stride/stroke": to disturb someone's concentration or rhythm, causing them to perform less effectively.
    • The loud noise from the audience put the pianist off her stroke.
Variants and Related Words
  • Postpone (verb): To delay an event or appointment to a later time. (A more formal synonym for the "delay" meaning of ).
  • Procrastinate (verb): To delay or postpone action, often habitually. (This refers to the person doing the delaying, whereas is the action taken on a task).
Synonyms
  • Delay: To cause to be late or slow.
  • Defer: To put off to a later time; postpone.
  • Deter: To discourage someone from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Put off is itself a phrasal verb. Its meanings are distinct from the individual words and .
Related Idioms
  • "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today": A proverb advising against procrastination and encouraging immediate action.
put off

She decided to put off cleaning her room until the weekend.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. cause to feel embarrassment
    • The constant attention of the young man confused her
  3. take away the enthusiasm of
  4. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
  5. hold back to a later time
    • let's postpone the exam

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