put off
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
hold back to a later time
let's postpone the exam
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- deferment derivation
- prorogation derivation
- putoff derivation
- procrastinator derivation
- shelver derivation
- reschedule entails
- cancel entails
Sense 2 verb
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Types & categories
- repulse hypernym
Related & opposite
- turnoff derivation
Sense 3 verb
take away the enthusiasm of
Types & categories
- discourage hypernym
Related & opposite
- cheer antonym
- disheartenment derivation
- discouragement derivation
Sense 4 verb
cause to feel embarrassment
The constant attention of the young man confused her
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- discombobulation derivation
- discomposure derivation
- confound verb group
Sense 5 verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
He dodged the issue
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deferment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prorogation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | putoff |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | procrastinator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelver |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | reschedule |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | cancel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | delay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suspend |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | probate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | respite |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | turnoff |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | repulse |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | cheer |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disheartenment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | discouragement |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | discourage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | discombobulation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | discomposure |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | confound |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | embarrass |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fluster |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bother |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | distract |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | avoidance |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodging |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumvention |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodging |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hedging |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodger |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hedger |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | avoid |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | beg |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | quibble |