put off vs repel

put off and repel both are verbs.

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

As verbs, repel is a hypernym of put off; that is, repel is a word with a broader meaning than put off:

Other hypernyms of put off include repulse.

put off (verb)	repel (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	reject outright and bluntly
take away the enthusiasm of	force or drive back
cause to feel embarrassment	cause to move back by force or influence
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste	be repellent to; cause aversion in
hold back to a later time	fill with distaste