put off in WordNet English dictionary

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
   hedge  fudge  evade  put off  circumvent  parry  elude  skirt  dodge  duck  sidestep 
   
2. cause to feel embarrassment
   "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
   confuse  flurry  disconcert  put off 
   
3. hold back to a later time
   "let's postpone the exam"
   postpone  prorogue  hold over  put over  table  shelve  set back  defer  remit  put off 
   
4. take away the enthusiasm of
   dishearten  put off 
   
5. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
   turn off  put off 
   

put off in English Wiktionary