embarrass vs put off

embarrass and put off both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of embarrass include confuse, disconcert, flurry.

embarrass (verb)	put off (verb)
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of	take away the enthusiasm of
	cause to feel embarrassment
	cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
	hold back to a later time