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off-putting
off-put·ting (ôf′po͝ot′ĭng, ŏf′-)adj. Tending to disconcert or repel: was rankled by the off-putting remarks.off-putting adj informal Brit disconcerting or disturbing off′-put`ting
adj. provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance: off-putting remarks. [1890–95] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | off-putting - causing annoyance or repugnance; "an off-putting remark"displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities | | 2. | off-putting - tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hessunappealing - not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess" |
off-puttingadjective (Informal) discouraging, upsetting, disturbing, frustrating, nasty, formidable, intimidating, dismaying, unsettling, daunting, dampening, unnerving, disconcerting, unfavourable, dispiriting, discomfiting Many people find the smell of this product off-putting.Translations
off-putting
Related to off-putting: reassuring, presumptuous, innumerable, foregone, gangly, diligently, unequivocallySynonyms for off-puttingadj discouragingSynonyms- discouraging
- upsetting
- disturbing
- frustrating
- nasty
- formidable
- intimidating
- dismaying
- unsettling
- daunting
- dampening
- unnerving
- disconcerting
- unfavourable
- dispiriting
- discomfiting
Words related to off-puttingadj causing annoyance or repugnanceRelated Wordsadj tending to repelRelated Words |