Off-put or put off?
off-put is an adjective meaning “Alternative form of put off”; put off is an adjective meaning “offended, repulsed”.
What is the difference between off-put and put off?
| off-put | put off | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective | verb, adjective, noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of put off | To postpone, especially through procrastination To delay (a task, event, etc.) offended, repulsed |
| Example | none recorded | Don't put off your homework to the last minute |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | not counted (the list counts single words) |
Sources: off-put and put off in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of off-put and put off
off-put
- 1
Alternative form of put off
put off
- 1
To postpone, especially through procrastination
Don't put off your homework to the last minute
- 2
offended, repulsed
The guest was quite put off by an odor
- 3
Alternative form of putoff
- 4
To delay (a task, event, etc.)
The storm put off the game by a week
- 5
daunted or fazed
All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task
- 6
To distract; to disturb the concentration of
Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off
- 7
To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing)
Almost drowning put him off swimming
- 8
To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.)
This type of firewood puts off a strong smell
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.