off-put·ting (ôf p t  ng,  f-)adj. Tending to disconcert or repel: "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile" (Elizabeth Hess). |
off-putting
Adjective
Informal rather unpleasant or disturbing: it can be very off-putting when you first visit a social security office
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | off-putting - causing annoyance or repugnance; "an off-putting remark" displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities |
| 2. | off-putting - tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess unappealing - not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess" |
off-putting
adjective (Informal) discouraging, upsetting, disturbing, frustrating, nasty, formidable, intimidating, dismaying, unsettling, daunting, dampening, unnerving, disconcerting, unfavourable, dispiriting, discomfiting
Translations
off-putting [ˈɔfputɪŋ] off adj (Brit) [remark] → rébarbatif/ive; [person] → rebutant(e) → peu engageant(e)
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