Main entry: hedge, circumvent, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, elude
Definition: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Usage: He dodged the issue; she skirted the problem; They tend to evade their responsibilities; he evaded the questions skillfully
Main entry: flurry, put off, disconcert, confuse
Definition: cause to feel embarrassment
Usage: The constant attention of the young man confused her
Definition: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Main entry: dishearten, put off
Definition: take away the enthusiasm of
Main entry: remit, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, defer, table, hold over
Definition: hold back to a later time
Usage: let's postpone the exam