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Definition of off-putting adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

off-putting

adjective
 
/ˈɒf pʊtɪŋ/
 
/ˈɔːf pʊtɪŋ/
(informal, especially British English)
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  1. not pleasant, in a way that prevents you from liking somebody/something
    • I find his manner very off-putting.
    • The noise was extremely off-putting.
    • My first camping trip was an off-putting experience.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • find something
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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