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throw off

The correct spelling is throw off.

How to pronounce throw off

verb

Say it like: Thr-ow -off

The correct spelling is throw off. To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer. For example: "I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses."

Usage Examples

I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses.

The dirt in the apparatus threw off the results.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
  2. 2.To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
  3. 3.Of a horse, to eject its rider.
  4. 4.To expel, reject, or renounce.
  5. 5.To give forth in an unpremeditated manner.

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