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What is another word for turn off?

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Verb

To switch off or power down (something)

To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

To drive away or make hostile, especially through disenchantment

To deviate from one's course or direction

To leave one road or path in order to join another

To relax after working hard

To inspire boredom in a person

To cause emotional distress to someone

To discharge from a job or position

To make inactive

To cause to feel sorrow

To divide into two or more branches

To (attempt to) prevent something from happening

To persuade or convince someone not to do something

A place for traffic to leave a major road or roundabout

A change of direction when moving

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To switch off or power down (something)

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

detach from a power supply

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

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“I'm so fast that when I turn off the light switch in my hotel room, I'll be in bed before the room gets dark.”

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To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel sick

make your gorge rise

shock

appal^UK

cause to feel nauseous

be offensive to

appall^US

make someone's skin crawl

give you the creeps

make someone's flesh creep

be extremely distasteful to

cause offence to

give someone the creeps

make someone's stomach rise

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone feel nauseous

make one's flesh creep

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

make one's hair stand on end

get to

make someone's blood run cold

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

hurt somebody's feelings

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

put someone off their stroke

traumatize^US

paralyse^UK

antagonize^US

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

antagonise^UK

raise someone's eyebrows

throw a curve

set someone back on their heels

completely surprise

shake out of your complacency

take the wind out of your sails

give a turn

hit like ton of bricks

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“It was inevitable that he would eventually turn off his guests with his incessant self-praise.”

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To drive away or make hostile, especially through disenchantment

antagonise^UK

drive a wedge between

antagonize^US

leave out in the cold

sow dissension between

sever relationships

destroy the affections of

sever connections between

cause antagonism between

withdraw the affections of

set against one another

cause a rift

cause disagreement between

put at odds

pit against one another

destroy relationships

reach a parting of the ways

lose the affection of

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“The dress rehearsal of Moonplay was enough to turn off the audience from ever wanting to see the play again at the Bauhaus.”

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To deviate from one's course or direction

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“It's slightly hidden from the road, so you'll need to turn off at the bend to find it.”

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To leave one road or path in order to join another

“Soon, we will have to turn off the main road onto a side street.”

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To relax after working hard

make yourself at home

regain one's composure

get your act together

get a grip on yourself

get a hold of yourself

keep cool

pull oneself together

regain your self-control

keep your head

recover one's composure

play it cool

come back down to earth

recover one's self-control

stabilise^UK

stabilize^US

recharge one's batteries

get control of oneself

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“I needed to turn off after a hard day of meetings, driving, phone calls, and constant interaction.”

Verb

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To inspire boredom in a person

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To cause emotional distress to someone

agonise^UK

agonize^US

hurt somebody's feelings

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

give someone the hump

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

be a pain in the neck

give a hard time

grate on

mix up

be a thorn in someone's side

drive bananas

put down

give offence

tread on someone's toes

make somebody's hackles rise

cheese off

get on your wick

exacerbate

ruffle one's feathers

drive round the twist

rattle someone's cage

get up someone's nose

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

cause trouble to

drive you up the wall

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

victimize^US

be a thorn in someone's flesh

tyrannize^US

victimise^UK

pressurize^US

appall^US

appal^UK

pressurise^UK

get on the wrong side of

tyrannise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

rattle someone's chain

make an enemy of somebody

demoralize^US

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

terrorize^US

be like a red rag to a bull

push someon's buttons

slap

shatter

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

demoralise^UK

drive you to distraction

terrorise^UK

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

criticize^US

criticise^UK

drive you off your head

bring pressure to bear on

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make someone fed up

be in someone's hair

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

exhaust someone's patience

mess with someone's head

take the heart out of

make things hot for someone

stick the knife into

make it hot for someone

disrupt

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

make severe demands on

be a weight on one's mind

bend someone's ear

weigh heavily on someone's mind

get on someone's case

put off

make nervous

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

galvanize^US

satirize^US

galvanise^UK

energize^US

energise^UK

satirise^UK

have someone do something

use strong-arm tactics on

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

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To discharge from a job or position

axe^UK

ax^US

give someone their notice

give someone the boot

give someone the bullet

give someone their cards

give someone the push

give someone the sack

give someone their marching orders

give the old heave-ho

give someone the pink slip

give someone the big E

force to give up work

give someone his or her walking papers

demobilize^US

demobilise^UK

throw out on your ear

throw someone out on their ear

give someone their P45

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

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To make inactive

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To cause to feel sorrow

bring tears to your eyes

cast a gloom upon

make one's heart bleed

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

make desolate

give someone the blues

harsh someone's mellow

bear down

make someone fed up

make someone's heart bleed

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

take the heart out of

dampen someone's spirit

agonize^US

agonise^UK

dampen the spirits of

take the wind out of your sails

let down

shatter the illusions of

hurt somebody's feelings

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To divide into two or more branches

go in different directions

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To (attempt to) prevent something from happening

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

bring to screeching halt

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

handicap

subdue

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Verb

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To persuade or convince someone not to do something

Noun

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A place for traffic to leave a major road or roundabout

Noun

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A change of direction when moving

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