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off-putting
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off-put·ting
/
ˈɔfˌpʊt
ɪŋ
,
ˈɒf-
/
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awf
-p
oo
t-ing
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of
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adjective
provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.
Origin:
1820–30;
off
+
putting
, after verb phrase
put off
Related forms
off-put·ting·ly,
adverb
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off-putting
—
adj
informal
(
Brit
) disconcerting or disturbing
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Word Origin & History
off-putting
1578, "procrastinating," from
off
+
put
. Meaning "creating an unfavorable impression" is first recorded 1894.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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