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off-putting

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off-put·ting (ôfptng, f-)
adj.
Tending to disconcert or repel: "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile" (Elizabeth Hess).

off-putting
adj
Brit informal disconcerting or disturbing
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 Many people find the smell of this product off-putting.
Translations
off-putting [ˈɒfˌpʊtɪŋ] ADJ (= dispiriting) → desalentador; (= unpleasant) [taste, smell etc] → desagradable; [behaviour] → desagradable, chocante; (= unfriendly) [person] → difícil, poco amable; [reception] → nada amistoso
it's very off-putting to see him do thates muy desagradable verlo hacer eso
off-putting [ˈɒfˌpʊtɪŋ] adj (Brit) (fam) (person, manner) → antipatico/a, scostante; (appearance) → sgradevole
off-putting [ˈɒfˌpʊtɪŋ] adj (Brit) (fam) (person, manner) → antipatico/a, scostante; (appearance) → sgradevole


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