off-putting

See also: offputting

English

Alternative forms

• offputting

Etymology

From put off, equivalent to off- +‎ putting.

Adjective

off-putting (comparative more off-putting, superlative most off-putting)

1. Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.

   His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting.

Translations

disconcerting, annoying or repulsive

Dutch: vervelend (nl), afstotend (nl) Finnish: etova (fi) French: repoussant (fr), tue-l’amour (fr) Polish: odpychający (pl) Russian: отта́лкивающий (ru) m (ottálkivajuščij), неприя́тный (ru) m (neprijátnyj), раздра́жающий (ru) m (razdrážajuščij), ме́рзкий (ru) m (mérzkij), отврати́тельный (ru) m (otvratítelʹnyj) Spanish: desagradable (es)

Anagrams

• putting off