Definition of Putoff
Noun: putoff
- A pretext for delay or inaction
- Hold back to a later time
"let's put off the exam";
- postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table [N. Amer], shelve, set back, defer, remit
- Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
- turn off
- Take away the enthusiasm of
"But what was there to put off the spirit?";
- dishearten
- Cause to feel embarrassment
- confuse, flurry, disconcert
- Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"They tend to put off their responsibilities";
- hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep, finesse
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