put off
English Thesaurus
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | avoid, |
| definition | : | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | beg, |
| definition | : | dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | quibble, |
| definition | : | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication) |
2. cause to feel embarrassment (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | abash, embarrass, |
| definition | : | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | fluster, |
| definition | : | cause to be nervous or upset (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | bother, |
| definition | : | make confused or perplexed or puzzled (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | deflect, distract, |
| definition | : | draw someone's attention away from something (verb.emotion) |
3. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | repel, repulse, |
| definition | : | be repellent to; cause aversion in (verb.emotion) |
4. take away the enthusiasm of (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | discourage, |
| definition | : | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged (verb.emotion) |
5. hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | delay, |
| definition | : | act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | call, |
| definition | : | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | hold, |
| definition | : | stop dealing with (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | suspend, |
| definition | : | render temporarily ineffective (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | probate, |
| definition | : | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | reprieve, respite, |
| definition | : | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution (verb.stative) |
| entail | : | reschedule, |
| definition | : | assign a new time and place for an event (verb.communication) |
6. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
| definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circumvention, |
| definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
| definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
| definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
7. cause to feel embarrassment (verb.emotion)
8. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste (verb.emotion)
9. take away the enthusiasm of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | disheartenment, |
| definition | : | a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted (noun.communication) |
10. hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | prorogation, |
| definition | : | discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | putoff, |
| definition | : | a pretext for delay or inaction (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | shelver, |
| definition | : | a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves (noun.person) |
11. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
| definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circumvention, |
| definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
| definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
| definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
12. cause to feel embarrassment (verb.emotion)
13. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste (verb.emotion)
14. take away the enthusiasm of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | disheartenment, |
| definition | : | a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted (noun.communication) |
15. hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | prorogation, |
| definition | : | discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | putoff, |
| definition | : | a pretext for delay or inaction (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | shelver, |
| definition | : | a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves (noun.person) |
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