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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

another word for 'turnoff'

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00What is more formal word for 'turnoff'? I remember reading about one word that essentially means 'turnoff' a while ago. Though for some reason I can't recall what the word was. I think it starts off with the prefix 'dis'. It is really annoying whenever this happens. 02br
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0 Can you put turnoff into a context? 0-
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0Say 'Messy user interface is a real turnoff for me.'0-
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0Thanks for all your replies. I found the word that I was looking for just now. My eyes landed on 'disincentive' as I was reading up on the word 'discretion' in my dictionary. I am so happy.05002br
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00By the way, does 'disincentive' really mean 'turnoff' or is the definition fooling me? 02br
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01i00n. a factor that discourages a particular
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0 I think disincentive implies a reason not to do/like something 0-
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0 Scientific studies show the health risk associated with smoking and these (studies) should be disincentives to people considering smoking.02br
00Smoking is a turnoff = I just don't like it 0-
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0disincentives: more rational02br
00dislike: less rational, more instinctive, more related to taste 02br
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0 Yes, I can like smoking despite the disincentives to smoke0-
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