off-putting

See also: offputting

English

Alternative forms

offputting

Etymology

From put off, equivalent to off- +‎ putting.

Adjective

off-putting (comparative more off-putting, superlative most off-putting)

Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off.
His habit of picking his nose is quite off-putting.

Translations

disconcerting, annoying or repulsive

Dutch: vervelend (nl), afstotend (nl)
Finnish: etova (fi)
French: repoussant (fr), tue-l’amour (fr)
Polish: odpychający (pl)
Russian: отта́лкивающий (ru) m (ottálkivajuščij), неприя́тный (ru) m (neprijátnyj), раздра́жающий (ru) m (razdrážajuščij), ме́рзкий (ru) m (mérzkij), отврати́тельный (ru) m (otvratítelʹnyj)

Anagrams

putting off

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