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Unpleasant or repellent, mentally or to the senses

Disconcerting, tending to cause uneasiness

Causing discouragement or despondency

Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose

Cold and unfriendly in manner

Tending, or designed, to hinder or deter

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Adjective

Unpleasant or repellent, mentally or to the senses

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

beyond the pale

ill-favoured^UK

unprepossessing

strictly for the birds

very disgusting

dissatisfactory

very unpleasant

a load of pants

strong-smelling

cheap and nasty

stinking to high heaven

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

twopenny-halfpenny

unpleasant to breathe

unfit to breathe

frightful-looking

no oil painting

highly improper

bargain-basement

not much to look at

as plain as a pikestaff

not quite the done thing

beyond contempt

unfit for human consumption

gone to rack and ruin

poverty-stricken

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“Our nanny started last week and has an off-putting smell. We like her and want to keep working with her, but the smell is unbearable and getting worse.”

Adjective

Disconcerting, tending to cause uneasiness

unfavourable^UK

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

discountenancing

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

anxiety provoking

causing discomfort

dishonouring^UK

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“I understand the need for people to give to charities, but the hard sell is very off-putting.”

Adjective

Causing discouragement or despondency

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

not encouraging

bringing bad luck

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“We found the enormity of the task before us quite off-putting.”

Adjective

Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose

Adjective

Cold and unfriendly in manner

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

depersonalized^US

self-controlled

depersonalised^UK

strictly business

uncompanionable

nondiscriminatory

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Adjective

Not hospitable

Adjective

Tending, or designed, to hinder or deter

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