avoid vs put off

put off vs avoid

avoid and put off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
put off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put off is a hyponym of avoid; that is, put off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoid:

avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
put off: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Other hyponyms of avoid include circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt, escape, miss, escape, get away, get by, get off, get out, bypass, get around, go around, short-circuit, keep off, stay off, shirk, shy away from, eschew, shun.

avoid (verb)	put off (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
refrain from certain foods or beverages	take away the enthusiasm of
declare invalid	cause to feel embarrassment
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
refrain from doing something	hold back to a later time

Difference between avoid and put off

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