Definition of "turnoff" [turnoff]

• A branch of a road or path leading away from a main thoroughfare, especially an exit on a highway. (noun)
• The act or an instance of turning off. (noun)
• Slang One that is distasteful: The evening was a real turnoff. (noun)
• Slang Something that causes loss of interest. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Also a turnoff is the implied negativity aimed at Catholicism and the praise of witchcraft."
• "The rest of the trip between Villa Union just outside Mazatlan and the San Blas turnoff is new one lane cuota - it makes the trip so much easier."
• "This looks great, but the main turnoff for me is you can't speak next to it and make the robot voice as you can with conventional fans."