off-putting

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off-putting

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From put off, equivalent to off- + putting.

adjective more off-putting · most off-putting · offputting

Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off. His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting.

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adj disconcerting, annoying or repulsive

Español	desagradable
Français	repoussant, tue-l'amour
Русский	отта́лкивающий ottálkivajuščij, неприя́тный neprijátnyj, раздра́жающий razdrážajuščij, ме́рзкий mérzkij, отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj

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@misc{off_putting_2026,
  title = {off-putting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/off-putting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}