Meaning & use
Off-putting
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Causing feelings of dislike, discomfort, or disinclination; unpleasant or discouraging.
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His blunt, dismissive tone during the interview was off-putting to the hiring panel.
The restaurant's dirty windows were off-putting enough that we decided to eat elsewhere.
A note on using this word
Chiefly British in origin, "off-putting" has become common in American English as well, especially in written contexts.
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