off-putting
adjective
off-put·ting
ˈȯf-ˌpu̇-tiŋ 
: that puts one off : repellent, disconcerting
an off-putting attitude
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His off-putting behavior occurs in near full transparency.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The idea of a machine telling you what’s going on with your skin, why, and how to fix it is intriguing and cool, but also… maybe a little off-putting to some?
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
Saloon and Honda 0 SUV retain a lot of what made the concepts so weird and different — and not necessarily in an off-putting way.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Before three people died from eating a homemade Christmas cake believed to have been laced with arsenic, other family members noticed an off-putting flavor, authorities said, according to a recent news report.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The idea of a machine telling you what’s going on with your skin, why, and how to fix it is intriguing and cool, but also… maybe a little off-putting to some?
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
Saloon and Honda 0 SUV retain a lot of what made the concepts so weird and different — and not necessarily in an off-putting way.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Before three people died from eating a homemade Christmas cake believed to have been laced with arsenic, other family members noticed an off-putting flavor, authorities said, according to a recent news report.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Off-putting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-putting. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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