Turn-off_1 Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of turn-off noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

turn-off

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1. 1a place where a road leads away from another larger or more important road We missed the turn-off for the airport.

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2. 2[usually singular] (informal) a person or thing that people do not find interesting, attractive, or sexually exciting The city's crime rate is a serious turn-off to potential investors. I find beards a real turn-off.

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• turn off phrasal verb

Phrasal verbs

• turn off phrasal verb

Nearby words

• turnkey adjective
• turn off phrasal verb
• turn-off noun
• turn on phrasal verb
• turn-on noun