off
to protect or defend yourself against danger, illness, attack, etc. :
to ward off criticism
She put up her hands to ward him off.
off
to protect or defend yourself against danger, illness, attack, etc. :
to ward off criticism
She put up her hands to ward him off.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005