off-putting
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The Unsettling History of 'Off-putting'
A word for the repellent and disconcerting
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The first known use of off-putting was in 1935
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off-putting
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of off-putting
: not pleasing or likable : causing you to feel dislike of someone or something
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