off-puttingadjective [ after verb ]
uk/ˌɒfˈpʊt.ɪŋ/us/ˈɑːfˌpʊt̬.ɪŋ/C2 slightly unpleasant or worrying so that you do not want to get involved in any way:
He's slightly aggressive, which a lot of people find off-putting when they first meet him.
What I found off-putting was the amount of work that you were expected to do.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Serious and unpleasant
- abominable
- abysmal
- apocalyptic
- appalling
- awfully
- belief
- corrosive
- grim
- grisly
- grotesque
- gruesome
- hate
- noxious
- revolting
- rotten
- shitty
- shocking
- shockingly
- stinking
- wretched
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