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If you look through the shelves of science books, you'll find row after row of books written by men. This can be terribly off-putting for women.
Lisa Randall

Meaning of "off-putting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF-PUTTING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFF-PUTTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Off-Putting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OFF-PUTTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of off-putting in the English dictionary

The definition of off-putting in the dictionary is disconcerting or disturbing.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF-PUTTING

off-grid
off-guard
off-key
off-licence
off-limits
off-load
off-message
off-off-Broadway
off-peak
off-piste
off-ramp
off-reserve
off-road
off-roader
off-roading
off-sales
off-screen
off-season
off-site
off-street

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF-PUTTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
putting
setting
sitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of off-putting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OFF-PUTTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «off-putting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of off-putting

Translation of «off-putting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF-PUTTING

Find out the translation of off-putting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off-putting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off-putting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倒胃口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desagradable
570 millions of speakers

English

off-putting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद रख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اشمئزازا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отталкивает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desanimador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ-নির্বাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rebutant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Off-putting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abstoßend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二の足を踏ませる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 퍼팅
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati-panggolekan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

off-đặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இனிய போடுவதற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद टाकल्यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yıldırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scoraggiante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpychający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відштовхує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

off- punerea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απωθητικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

off-om
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stötande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

off -putting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off-putting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-PUTTING»

The term «off-putting» is regularly used and occupies the 69.926 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-PUTTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «off-putting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «off-putting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off-putting

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5 QUOTES WITH «OFF-PUTTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off-putting.
1
Al Franken
There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.
2
Janeane Garofalo
To combat social awkwardness, I would just act like I couldn't be bothered - that kind of aloof persona or aloof demeanor. It's so off-putting.
3
Vicky McClure
I'm not slim. I'm a curvy girl: I've got thighs and a bum. I don't mind baring the fact that I've got a bit of cellulite because everybody has. I find it off-putting when everybody on telly is the same size or looks the same build. For me, it's important for people to watch someone normal.
4
Lisa Randall
If you look through the shelves of science books, you'll find row after row of books written by men. This can be terribly off-putting for women.
5
David Twohy
In all my science fiction movies, I try to blend the familiar with the futuristic so as not to be too off-putting to the audience. There is always something familiar they can grab onto.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF-PUTTING»

Discover the use of off-putting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off-putting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Taking It Off, Putting It On: Women in the Strip Trade
This is an interesting mix of formal sociological analysis and feminist theory, grounded in the voices of street-smart female strippers. Bruckert carries out a careful, studied, theoretical walk through 'Women and Work'.
Chris Bruckert, 2002
2
Distancing: Avoidant Personality Disorder
Or they may appear off-putting as they make themselves unappealing by using such props as unstylish clothing deliberately geared to drive others away. Ives Hendrick (1958) refers to off-putting changes in appearance when he notes that " A ...
Martin Kantor, 2003
3
Shop management
... Center-punching Trying Trueness with Chalk " with Calipers ** with Gauge Putting in Mandrel Taking out " Putting in Plug Centers Taking out " " Putting in False Centers Taking out " " Putting in Spiders Taking off Putting on Fillow Rest Taking ...
Frederick Winslow Taylor, 1919
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
2 he offloaded 5,000 shares: dispose of, dump, jettison, get rid of, transfer, shift; palm off, foist; Brit. fob off. off-putting adjective 1 an off-putting aroma: unpleasant, unappealing, uninviting, unattractive, disagreeable, repellent, offensive, ...
‎2012
5
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
off-putting oil-fired ply, and it is made available at a lower cost: off-peak rates. Off- putting fof putn]/ adjective (informal) If something is off-putting, it is unpleasant and makes you dislike it or not want to try it: He has a very off- putting manner.
‎1996
6
Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy ...
A manager named Brian Medavoy, who's the son of famed studio executive Mike Medavoy, said to me around this time, “You know, you're really off-putting. I think that's a problem for you.” When I hear things like that, I always think, H0141 ran I  ...
Kathy Griffin, 2010
7
Putting Lipstick on a Pig: A Rep & Melissa Pennyworth Mystery
“Would you find it off-putting if I smoked cigarettes? Or would you find me sultry and alluring?” “I wouldn't find you off-putting if you chewed tobacco, beloved. And nothing on earth could make you sultrier or more alluring than you already are.
Michael Bowen, 2011
8
The Gospel of John and Christian Theology
Perhaps, as has often been claimed, he was writing to a more Hellenized Jewish audience, or a mixed audience of Jews and Gentiles, who would not have found the Johannine material so off-putting. Or, to pose an entirely different scenario, ...
Richard Bauckham, Carl Mosser, 2008
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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
... Taking out " Putting in False Centres, Taking out " Putting on Spiders, Taking off " Putting on Follow ReBt, Taking oft " Pntting on Face Plate. Taking off " Putting on Chuck, Taking off Laying out. Changing Tools. Putting in Packing, Cut to Cut, ...
‎1903
10
Practical Everyday English: A New Method of Learning ...
The smell of stale eggs put me off my meallfood* Note that the adjective of To put off is Off-putting and could be used for all the above meanings except the first one (i.e. to postpone), e.g. I . The news he gave me was rather off-putting: 111 have ...
Steven Collins, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF-PUTTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off-putting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Eminem's Shtick Now Involves Rapping About 'Bruce Jenner's D*ck'
"No wonder you scoff at me, it's obvious I'm as off-putting as Bill Cosby is," Eminem rapped near the end of a lengthy freestyle on "Sway in the ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
2
It's not our job to pay for the Royal Academy's new Ai Weiwei …
Why is it always assumed that posh dress is off-putting to new, young audiences, or indeed that they don't like dressing up themselves? «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Watch the new Eli Manning, Tony Romo-starring DirecTV ads
... or off-putting people who choose cable over the exclusive provider of the NFL's Sunday Ticket package, which lets fans watch every game. «SI.com, Jul 15»
4
Home-made potions to beat Qatar heat
The rich, sweet and chocolatey scent of cocoa butter, as emollient and lovely as it can be, is a little off-putting for me because it makes me feel ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
5
DuckTales: Remastered Is Currently Just 99 Cents On The Play …
If you've found the price of DuckTales: Remastered similarly off-putting, now is a good time to go over to its Play Store page. There it's currently ... «Android Police, Jul 15»
6
Do You Know a Mr. Cigarette?
"It is a disgusting and off-putting magazine," he said. "Would I put it in a student building? Yeah, yeah I would. If I was the dean of a school, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace #4
What also might be a little off-putting to some viewers is Hashiba's increasing attraction to Kobayashi, which is definitely becoming more ... «Anime News Network, Jul 15»
8
7 Rules for Making Chef-Worthy Compound Butters at Home
Any longer, and parts of the stick will melt, resulting in a mess, and sometimes an off-putting texture. If you're using a stand mixer to whip your ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
9
U2 rocks MSG: 5 mammoth moments from a visually stunning show …
... "Sunday Bloody Sunday," and a line from Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times" shoehorned into "Beautiful Day" was even more off-putting ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
10
The Mets, the money, and Violins
Did they, as reported, turn down a host of major label offers, or was Joey Cape's voice a bit too off-putting, their melodies too stale? Did they ... «Beyond the Box Score, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Off-Putting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/off-putting>. May 2024 ».
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