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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesagrado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: desagrado
"Su actitud fue un gran desagrado para todos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Something that displeases, discourages, or repels someone.
"His arrogant attitude was an immediate offput for potential clients."
- 1
To delay, postpone, or deter someone by causing displeasure.
"The negative feedback tended to offput artists who were sensitive to criticism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'put off', with a reversal of elements occurring in the mid-20th century to create a nominal form. It combines the adverbial preposition 'off' (from Old English 'of') and the verb 'put' (from Late Old English 'putian'), reflecting a semantic shift toward an annoyance, discouragement, or repulsive quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Offput" is said worldwide
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chose rebutante
Transliteration: shoz rebyytant
"Son comportement était un vrai rebut pour les clients."
Abschreckung
Transliteration: apshrekʊŋ
"Seine arrogante Art war eine völlige Abschreckung."
repellente
Transliteration: repellente
"Il suo atteggiamento è stato un vero deterrente."
desagrado
Transliteration: desagrado
"Su actitud fue un gran desagrado para todos."
repulsivo
Transliteration: hepulsivo
"O comportamento dele foi um verdadeiro afastamento."
अरुचि
Transliteration: aruchi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उस का व्यवहार ग्राहकों के लिए एक अरुचि का कारण था।"
令人反感的事
Transliteration: lìng rén fǎn gǎn de shì
Script: 中文汉字
"他傲慢的态度让人感到非常反感。"
정 떨어지는 것
Transliteration: jeong tteoreojineun geot
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 오만한 태도는 사람들에게 큰 정 떨어짐을 주었다."
嫌気
Transliteration: yanke
Script: 日本語
"彼の傲慢な態度は人々にとって大きな嫌気だった。"
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