WordNet sense 1 (hold back to a later time):

defer, postpone, prorogue, remit, shelve, table, hold over, set back, put over

WordNet sense 2 (take away the enthusiasm of):

dishearten

WordNet sense 3 (cause to feel intense dislike or distaste):

turn off

WordNet sense 4 (cause to feel embarrassment):

confuse, disconcert, flurry

WordNet sense 5 (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)):

circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt