put off vs reticence

put off

verb
  • To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing). 

  • To procrastinate. 

  • To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.). 

  • To distract; to disturb the concentration of. 

  • To delay (a task, event, etc.). 

adj
  • daunted or fazed 

  • offended, repulsed 

reticence

verb
  • To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore. 

noun
  • Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something. 

  • Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something). 

  • Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner. 

  • A silent and reserved nature. 

How often have the words put off and reticence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )