disgust vs off-put

[LeTyan]

Hi,

"It really disgusts/off-puts me."

Are these two verbs on par with each other or is one of them stronger than the other?

Thanks!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Hi,

"It really disgusts/off-puts me."

Are these two verbs on par with each other or is one of them stronger than the other?

Thanks!

"Off-put" is not really a verb.

 

[LeTyan]

"Off-put" is not really a verb.

I should have used "put off" or "turn off". So how do those compare to "disgust"?

 

[MikeNewYork]

I should have used "put off" or "turn off". So how do those compare to "disgust"?

If somebody puts you off, you dislike them. If somebody turns you off, you are not interested in them. "Disgust" is stronger than both.

 

[Raymott]

You can use 'off-putting' for disgusting.
I'd call a turn-off something stronger than Mike suggests. "He really turns me off" suggests that he disgusts you in some way, not that you are simply not interested in him.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You can use 'off-putting' for disgusting.
I'd call a turn-off something stronger than Mike suggests. "He really turns me off" suggests that he disgusts you in some way, not that you are simply not interested in him.

You use the word "disgust" more casually than I do.