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In other projects Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also: turn off and turnoff

English

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Alternative forms

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• turnoff

Etymology

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Deverbal from turn off.

Pronunciation

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• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

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turn-off (plural turn-offs)

1. (idiomatic) Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually. Synonym: passion killer I like the people at my job, but the 60-hour work weeks are a big turn-off. Braces on a pretty girl actually aren't a turn-off for me.
2. A road where one turns off, such as a motorway exit.

Antonyms

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• turn-on

Derived terms

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• turn-off time

Related terms

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• turndown
• turnout
• turn-up

Translations

[edit] something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: etova asia, inhottava asia (more common "etoa" or "inhottaa" for "be a turn-off") French: tue-l'amour (fr) German: Abtörn m Japanese: please add this translation if you can Polish: coś zniechęchającego Spanish: antierótico m Swedish: (något) avtändande (adjective) Thai: please add this translation if you can

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