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off-putting

[ awf-poo t-ing, of- ]

/ ˈɔfˌpʊt ɪŋ, ˈɒf- /

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adjective

provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.

Origin of off-putting

1820–30; off + putting, after verb phrase put off

OTHER WORDS FROM off-putting

off-put·ting·ly, adverb

Words nearby off-putting

off-off-broadway, off-peak, off-piste, off-price, off-pricer, off-putting, off-ramp, off-reserve, off-road, off-roader, off-roading

Example sentences from the Web for off-putting

There was also an off-putting conflict between whimsy and realism.

‘Peter Pan Live!’ Review: No Amount of Clapping Brings It to Life |Kevin Fallon |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“What I like about Gibson is that he so contravenes his public image—that of a hard, off-putting guy,” Wheeler said.

A Ghostwriter Steps Out of the Shadows |Bill Morris |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Smithy character, played by Dustin Ybarra, is so cartoonish as to be off-putting rather than gleefully adolescent.

Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows |Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon |July 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Then that off-putting, desperate theater girl came back—only this time she was more famous.

The Cult of Hathahaters: Will It Hurt Anne Hathaway’s Oscar Chances? |Kevin Fallon |January 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Even setting it's off-putting theocracy aiside, Shas veers hard right on a range of issues.

Beholden To The Anti-"Infiltrator" Vote? |Ali Gharib |October 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for off-putting

off-putting

adjective

British informal disconcerting or disturbing