put off vs distract

put off and distract both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of put off include fluster, bother, deflect.

put off (verb)	distract (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	draw someone's attention away from something
take away the enthusiasm of	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
cause to feel embarrassment
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
hold back to a later time