"turn-off" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-turn-off.ogg Forms: turn-offs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from turn off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|turn off}} Deverbal from turn off Head templates: {{en-noun}} turn-off (plural turn-offs)
  1. (idiomatic) Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: passion killer Translations (something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages): etova asia (Finnish), inhottava asia (note: more common "etoa" or "inhottaa" for "be a turn-off") (Finnish), tue-l’amour (French), Abtörn [masculine] (German), coś zniechęchającego (Polish), antierótico [masculine] (Spanish), (något) avtändande [adjective] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-turn-off-en-noun-aLIyf2EV Disambiguation of 'something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages': 75 25
  2. A road where one turns off, such as a motorway exit. Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: turnoff Derived forms: turn-off time Related terms: turndown, turnout, turn-up
    Sense id: en-turn-off-en-noun-b~9BSZtJ Disambiguation of Roads: 14 86 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 74

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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