turned off 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of turned offnext
as in opposing

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turned off

2 of 2

verb

past tense of turn off
1
as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while

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2
as in deviated
to change one's course or direction turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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as in shut off
to cause to stop functioning please turn off the fan when you're done

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
  1. removed
  2. shut off
  3. opposed
  4. sickened
  5. disgusted
  6. repulsed
  7. dismissed
  8. squeamish
Verb
  • This will be removed after the tournament for the beginning of the new club season in Switzerland.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Underhill has been removed from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • In the current war, launched more than 14 months ago to retaliate for the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Israeli leaders shut off water and power to all of Gaza, launched 6,000 airstrikes in the space of just five days, and suspended some measures intended to limit civilian casualties.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The temperature gauge also shuts off when the water reaches boiling.
    Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • Sentiment differs although the majority of the board, including importantly from all-powerful India, are opposed to Afghanistan being sanctioned.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • At the time, the actress was under the control of MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer, who was opposed to her starting a romantic relationship with Rose.
    Haley Van Horn, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • An additional 20 individuals remain hospitalized after being sickened by the same bacterial contamination.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Dozens of people have been sickened nationwide by salmonella linked to the Sunfed cucumbers since the recall was announced late last month.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sickened
Adjective
  • If anything, Allerton seems intermittently disgusted with Lee and himself, then attracted to Lee again.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Other fans were equally disgusted that Jaguars players were also ejected for the brawl that happened afterward.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of disgusted
Verb
  • Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.
    Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The last incursion was repulsed by Iran.
    Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
Definition of repulsed
Verb
  • After nearly two years of legal wrangling, charges against Perry were dismissed by the state’s highest court.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2019, the child died and Stiles was charged with murder, but those charges were dismissed.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismissed
Adjective
  • The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of squeamish
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