Meanings
adjectiveoff-putting (comparative more off-putting, superlative most off-putting)
comparative more off-putting · superlative most off-putting · alternative offputting
- Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.
His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecausing annoyance or repugnance
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adjectivetending to repel
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Origin
From put off, equivalent to off- + putting.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch vervelend, afstotend
- vervelenddisconcerting, annoying or repulsive
- afstotenddisconcerting, annoying or repulsive
Finnish etova
- etovadisconcerting, annoying or repulsive
French repoussant, tue-l'amour
- repoussantdisconcerting, annoying or repulsive
- tue-l'amourdisconcerting, annoying or repulsive
Polish odpychający
- odpychającydisconcerting, annoying or repulsive
Russian отта́лкивающий, неприя́тный
- отта́лкивающий (ottálkivajuščij)disconcerting, annoying or repulsive
- неприя́тный (neprijátnyj)disconcerting, annoying or repulsive
- раздра́жающий (razdrážajuščij)disconcerting, annoying or repulsive
- ме́рзкий (mérzkij)disconcerting, annoying or repulsive
- отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj)disconcerting, annoying or repulsive
Spanish desagradable
- desagradabledisconcerting, annoying or repulsive
Tamil அருவருப்பான
- அருவருப்பான (aruvaruppāṉa)disconcerting, annoying or repulsive
Cite this entry
APA
off-putting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-putting
MLA
“off-putting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-putting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-putting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-putting.
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