Put off
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

EMIT
Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

DUCK
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

FAZE
Disturb the composure of

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STALL
Deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

ELUDE
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

EVADE
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

FUDGE
Soft creamy candy

HEDGE
Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

PARRY
A return punch (especially by a boxer)

SKIRT
Form the edge of

REMIT
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

DEFER
Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

DELAY
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

TABLE
A set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"

DETER
Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

DODGE
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

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FLURRY
Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

TABLED

SHELVE
Place on a shelf; "shelve books"

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DELAYED
Not as far along as normal in development

PUTOVER
Communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

SETBACK
An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

ADJOURN
Close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

CONFUSE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

TURNOFF
Make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

REPULSE
An instance of driving away or warding off

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ALIENATE
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

POSTPONE
Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

REPELLED

ESTRANGE
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

HOLDOVER
Something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"

PROROGUE
Adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

SIDESTEP
A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

DETERRED

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ALIENATED
Socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"

POSTPONED

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DISCOURAGE
Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

DISCONCERT
Cause to lose one's composure

DISHEARTEN
Take away the enthusiasm of

CIRCUMVENT
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"