to turn off
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4.4
- phrasal verb
- /tɜrn ɔf/
- Informal
:
desagradar
- Speaking for myself, I am instantly turned off by anyone who claims a theory as certitude.
- turns off many
And I think men, they kind of get turned off by both.
- And I think men, they kind of get turned off by both.
- But like it really turns off people when you're like look where the heck of wear?
- But that is the number one reason why women would get turned off and actually don't desire a man.
- So don't be boring, don't be a braggart and and you'll know because people be turned off.
- I can't trust that their feelings around me are real, because if their feelings around me were real, they should be turned off by this.
- And I think there is still folks who subscribe to that and some of them have just turned off entirely.
Examples
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Plus, using technology is a motivating way to engage those students who are struggling or turned off to reading.
Academic text (2012) -
She was turned off by his rude comments during the meeting.
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And I think men, they kind of get turned off by both.
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If he has any, I get super turned off.
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Starting school a year later might prevent some boys from becoming turned off to school at such an early age.
Academic text (2012) -
Many boys become turned off to writing because they view it as a subject more appropriate for girls.
Academic text (2012) -
Because the man tends to be more turned off when a woman is like that.
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A new study sheds light on why women get turned off by the game.
Blog text (4) -
But Jane and Joe feel turned off, shut out, and left to flounder in the dark.
Academic text (1996) -
Think about it: wouldn't you be a little turned off by his unmade bed?
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
83
2.1
To make someone feel strong dislike and sick because something is offensive
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5.3
Make someone feel strong disgust or moral horror
27
4.3
Make someone feel disgusted or shocked by bad actions
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6.7
To make someone feel strong dislike or disgust
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3.7
Make someone not want to do something
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7.0
To make you feel sick or disgusted
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5.1
Cause someone to feel strong dislike or disgust
5
7.4
To start to dislike someone or something
Cause a strong feeling of fear or disgust with a creepy physical feeling
Antonyms
How Disliked
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to repel or cause dislike' is a metaphorical extension of the literal components (turn = change, off = away/switch off) but the emotional/affective meaning is not directly deducible from simple composition. Learners might infer a loss of interest from 'turn off' by analogy with 'switch off', yet the precise sense of causing disgust or aversion typically requires prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Turn off comes from the image of someone being made to turn off, like a bad smell that makes you physically turn away so you lose interest. So it means 'to cause dislike'.