vverb.stativehold back to a later timeSynset:defer hold over postpone prorogue put over remit set back shelve table
Derivationally Related Form:postponementputoffdefermentdeferralpostponershelverprorogation
Hypernyms:delay
Inherited Hypernyms:postponedelaywaitact
Direct Hyponyms:callholdprobatereprieverespitesuspend
Entailment:call off cancel reschedule scratch scrub
Full Troponyms:callholdprobatereprievesuspend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.emotioncause to feel intense dislike or distasteSynset:turn off
Derivationally Related Form:turnoff
Hypernyms:repel repulse
Inherited Hypernyms:turn offrepeldisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: turn off, put off)
vverb.emotiontake away the enthusiasm ofSynset:dishearten
Antonyms:hearten
Derivationally Related Form:disheartenment
Hypernyms:discourage
Inherited Hypernyms:disheartendiscourage
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: dishearten, put off) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: dishearten)
vverb.emotioncause to feel embarrassmentSynset:confuse disconcert flurry
Examples:- The constant attention of the young man confused her
Derivationally Related Form:disconcertiondisconcertmentconfusion
Hypernyms:abash embarrass
Inherited Hypernyms:confuseembarrassupsetarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:botherdeflectdistractfluster
Full Troponyms:botherdistractflusterruffle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: confuse) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: confuse, put off, disconcert, flurry) | The good news will --- her (apply to: confuse, flurry)
vverb.communicationavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)Synset:circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry sidestep skirt
Examples:- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
Derivationally Related Form:hedgerdodgingcircumventionhedgedodgehedgingdodgerevasion
Hypernyms:avoid
Inherited Hypernyms:hedgeavoid
Direct Hyponyms:begquibble
Full Troponyms:begquibble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something