Put off
Put off verb - Cause to feel embarrassment.
Throw
Throw verb - Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.
Usage example: This question completely threw me
Put off is a synonym for throw in disconcert topic. Sometimes you can use "Put off" instead a verb "Throw".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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According to Anthony Blanche in Brideshead Revisited, a group of students were about to throw him in a fountain, but were put off when Blanche claimed he would enjoy it too much.
Source: Too Kinky to Torture -
Piers and Sherry are possible exceptions to this (Piers can do a headlock throw that is not depicted often, and it seems rarer to see anyone put off a jumping facebuster by vaulting over them like Sherry can).
Source: Video Game / Resident Evil 6
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