turn off

British  

verb

1. to leave (a road, pathway, etc)

2. (of a road, pathway, etc) to deviate from (another road, etc)

3. (tr, adverb) to cause (something) to cease operating by turning a knob, pushing a button, etc

   to turn off the radio

4. informal (tr) to cause (a person, etc) to feel dislike or distaste for (something)

   this music turns me off

5. informal (tr, adverb) to dismiss from employment

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noun

1. a road or other way branching off from the main thoroughfare

2. informal a person or thing that elicits dislike or distaste

turn off Idioms  

1. Stop the operation, activity, or flow of; shut off, as in Turn off the lights when you leave . [Mid-1800s]

2. Affect with dislike, revulsion, or boredom; cause to lose interest. For example, That vulgar comedian turned us off completely , or The movie was all right for an hour or so, but then I was turned off . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

By turning off their trackers as they enter the Gulf of Oman, boats are disappearing from maps and then reappearing hours or days later in a different location.

From BBC

Pizarro has said the winds didn’t meet the company’s threshold in place at the time for turning off those high-voltage wires.

From Los Angeles Times

Halfway through the game, police in Bogotá responded to noise complaints from residents in the apartments around the food court and ordered the operators to turn off the screens they had mounted.

From The Wall Street Journal

A February post on Grindr’s company blog highlighting new features said that users “remain in control at all times” and that AI-powered features could be turned off.

From Los Angeles Times

Tracking site MarineTraffic said the Karachi transited the strait with its automatic transponder system activated -- where most vessels keep it turned off to avoid being targeted.

From Barron's

Related Words

• alienate
• bore
• irritate
• offend