put off vs sore

put off

adj
  • offended, repulsed 

  • daunted or fazed 

verb
  • To procrastinate. 

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

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

  • To distract; to disturb the concentration of. 

  • To delay (a task, event, etc.). 

sore

adj
  • Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered. 

  • Dire; distressing. 

  • Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive. 

  • Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. 

noun
  • A young buck in its fourth year. 

  • An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin. 

  • Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. 

  • A young hawk or falcon in its first year. 

verb
  • To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait. 

adv
  • Sorely. 

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