off-putting

[awf-poot-ing, of-]

adjective

1. provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.

off-putting

adjective

1. informal,  disconcerting or disturbing

Other Word Forms

• off-puttingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-putting¹

1820–30; off + putting, after verb phrase put off

Related Words

• abhorrent 
• creepy 
• distasteful 
• hateful 
• hideous 
• nasty 
• objectionable 
• odious 
• revolting 
• ugly 
• unpleasant 
• vile