off-putting

Meaning

Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.

Synonyms

unattractive
C2
untempting
disagreeable
24k
displeasing
disquieting
distracting
C2
distressing
20k
forbidding
29k
foul
B2
obnoxious
C2
obscene
C2
odious
29k
offensive
C1
rebarbative
repellent
26k
repugnant
26k
abominable
20k
uninviting
unlikeable
unsavoury
unsettling
C2
unsympathetic
41k
unwelcome
23k
unwished
verminous
worrisome
37k
repellant
unlikable
unwished-for
offputtingly
repulsive
C2
aversive
Translations

desagradable

recalcament

desconcertant
abstoßend
befremdlich
ennuyeuse
inquiétant
bouleversant
déconcertant
préoccupant
rebutant
vexant
sconcertante
angosciante
afstotelijk
Frequency

41k
Etymology

From put off, equivalent to off- + putting.

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