put off
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(verb) take away the enthusiasm of |
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Synonyms: dishearten |
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Related Words: discourage |
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(verb) cause to feel intense dislike or distaste |
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Synonyms: piss off, turn off |
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Related Words: repel, repulse |
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(verb) avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue" |
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Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt |
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Related Words: avoid |
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(verb) cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
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Synonyms: confuse, consternate, disconcert, flurry |
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Related Words: abash, bother, deflect, distract, draw away, embarrass, fluster |
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(verb) hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" |
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Synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table |
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Related Words: call, delay, hold, probate, reprieve, respite, suspend |
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