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单词 put someone off
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to cause to lose interest in
We tried to visit the abbey but were put off by the queues.
Synonyms
discourage
Don't let this setback discourage you.
intimidate
Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
deter
Jail sentences have done nothing to deter the offenders.
daunt
Nothing evil could daunt them.
dissuade
demoralize
One of the objectives is to demoralize enemy troops.
scare off
dishearten
These conditions dishearten people and undermine their hope.
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to distract
All this noise is putting me off.
Synonyms
disconcert
My lack of response clearly disconcerted him.
confuse
She was confused by this new turn of events.
unsettle
The presence of the two police officers unsettled her.
throw (informal)
He threw me by asking if I went in for martial arts.
distress
I did not want to frighten or distress her.
rattle (informal)
She refused to be rattled by his lawyer.
dismay
perturb
He didn't seem to be perturbed by the news.
faze
discomfit
She will be discomfited by the dismissal of her plan.
take the wind out of someone's sails
nonplus
abash
See put

Additional synonyms

in the sense of confuse
Definition
to throw into disorder
She was confused by this new turn of events.
Synonyms
disconcert,
upset,
embarrass,
rattle (informal),
confound,
unnerve,
disorient,
mortify,
demoralize,
discomfit,
throw off balance,
discountenance,
nonplus,
abash,
discompose,
throw into disorder
in the sense of daunt
Nothing evil could daunt them.
Synonyms
discourage,
alarm,
shake,
frighten,
scare,
terrify,
cow,
intimidate,
deter,
dismay,
put off,
subdue,
overawe,
frighten off,
dishearten,
dispirit
in the sense of demoralize
Definition
to deprive (someone) of confidence or enthusiasm
One of the objectives is to demoralize enemy troops.
Synonyms
dishearten,
undermine,
discourage,
shake,
depress,
weaken,
rattle (informal),
daunt,
unnerve,
disconcert,
psych out (informal),
disempower,
dispirit,
deject

Nearby words of
put someone off

  • put someone in mind of something or someone
  • put someone in the picture
  • put someone in their place
  • put someone off
  • put someone on a pedestal
  • put someone out
  • put someone to death

Synonyms of 'put someone off'

put someone off

Additional synonyms

in the sense of deter
Definition
to discourage or prevent someone from doing something by instilling fear or doubt in them
Jail sentences have done nothing to deter the offenders.
Synonyms
discourage,
inhibit,
put off,
frighten,
intimidate,
daunt,
hinder,
dissuade,
talk out of
in the sense of discomfit
Definition
to make uneasy or confused
She will be discomfited by the dismissal of her plan.
Synonyms
embarrass,
unsettle,
disconcert,
confuse,
rattle (informal),
flurry,
ruffle,
confound,
perplex,
unnerve,
take aback,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
demoralize,
take the wind out of someone's sails,
abash,
discompose
in the sense of dishearten
Definition
to weaken or destroy the hope, courage, or enthusiasm of
These conditions dishearten people and undermine their hope.
Synonyms
discourage,
depress,
crush,
dash,
deter,
dismay,
daunt,
cast down,
dispirit,
deject
in the sense of distress
Definition
to upset badly
I did not want to frighten or distress her.
Synonyms
upset,
worry,
trouble,
pain,
wound,
bother,
disturb,
dismay,
grieve,
torment,
harass,
afflict,
harrow,
agitate,
sadden,
perplex,
disconcert,
agonize,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
throw (someone) off balance
in the sense of intimidate
Definition
to subdue or influence (someone) through fear
Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
Synonyms
frighten,
pressure,
threaten,
alarm,
scare,
terrify,
cow,
bully,
plague,
menace,
hound,
awe,
daunt,
harass,
subdue,
oppress,
persecute,
lean on (informal),
coerce,
overawe,
scare off (informal),
terrorize,
pressurize,
browbeat,
twist someone's arm (informal),
tyrannize,
dishearten,
dispirit,
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
affright (archaic),
domineer
in the sense of perturb
Definition
to disturb the composure of
He didn't seem to be perturbed by the news.
Synonyms
disturb,
worry,
trouble,
upset,
alarm,
bother,
unsettle,
agitate,
ruffle,
unnerve,
disconcert,
disquiet,
vex,
fluster,
faze,
discountenance,
discompose
in the sense of rattle
Definition
to frighten or confuse
She refused to be rattled by his lawyer.
Synonyms
fluster,
shake,
upset,
frighten,
scare,
disturb,
disconcert,
perturb,
faze,
discomfit,
discountenance,
put (someone) off their stride,
discompose,
put (someone) out of countenance
in the sense of throw
Definition
to confuse or disconcert
He threw me by asking if I went in for martial arts.
Synonyms
confuse,
baffle,
faze,
astonish,
confound,
unnerve,
disconcert,
perturb,
throw you out,
throw you off,
dumbfound,
discompose,
put you off your stroke,
throw you off your stride,
unsettle
in the sense of unsettle
Definition
to confuse or agitate a person or the mind
The presence of the two police officers unsettled her.
Synonyms
disturb,
trouble,
upset,
throw (informal),
bother,
confuse,
disorder,
rattle (informal),
agitate,
ruffle,
unnerve,
disconcert,
unbalance,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
throw into confusion,
throw off balance,
discompose,
throw into disorder,
throw into uproar
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