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   offend

   /əˈfɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful: "17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language" Similar hurt someone's feelingsgive offence toaffrontupsetdispleasedistresshurtwoundpaininjurebe an affront toget/put someone's back updisgruntleput outannoyangerexasperateirritatevexpiquegallirkprovokerankle withnettleneedlepeevetread on someone's toesruffleruffle someone's feathersrub up the wrong waymake someone's hackles riseinsulthumiliateembarrassmortifyscandalizeshockoutragespiteinformal:rilemiffrattleaggravateget under someone's skinhack offget someone's goatget tobugnarkget on someone's wickput someone's nose out of jointget up someone's nosetick offvulgar slang:piss off
   • ▪ be displeasing or cause problems to: "the smell of ash offended him" Similar displeasebe displeasing tobe distasteful tobe disagreeable tobe offensive tocause offence toupsetput offdisgustrepelrevoltbe repugnant torepulseturn someone's stomachsickennauseatemake sickmake someone's gorge riseinformal:turn offgross outOpposite pleasedelight
   • 2. commit an illegal act: "a small hard core of young criminals who offend again and again" Similar break the lawcommit a crimedo wrongsingo astrayfall from graceerrtransgressarchaic:trespass
   • ▪ break a commonly accepted rule or principle: "those activities which offend against public order and decency"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere ‘strike against’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOFFEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OFFEND definition: 1. to make someone upset or angry: 2. to commit a crime: 3. to make someone upset or angry: . Learn more.

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   Offend definition: to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in. See examples of OFFEND used in a sentence.

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   If you hurt someone's feelings, you offend that person. You might accidentally offend your friend when you joke about the worst restaurant in town, not realizing it's her favorite place to eat.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOFFEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. to hurt the feelings, sense of dignity, etc, of (a person) 2. to be disagreeable to; disgust 3. to break (a law.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoffend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of offend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   offend: [verb] to transgress (see transgress transitive 1) the moral or divine law : sin. to violate a law or rule : do wrong.

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   Synonyms: offend, insult, affront, outrage These verbs mean to cause resentment, humiliation, or hurt. To offend is to cause displeasure, wounded feelings, or repugnance in another: "He often offended men who might have been useful friends" (John Lothrop Motley). Insult implies gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness: "My father had insulted her by refusing to come to our wedding" (James Carroll). To affront is to insult openly, usually intentionally: "He continued to ...

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishoffend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   1 [transitive, often passive, intransitive] offend (somebody) to make someone feel upset because of something you say or do that is rude or embarrassing They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding. Neil did not mean to offend anyone with his joke. She managed to offend her boyfriend's parents as soon as she opened her mouth. A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOFFEND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    OFFEND definition: 1. to make someone upset or angry: 2. to commit a crime: . Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryoffend | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    offend meaning: 1. to make someone upset or angry: 2. to commit a crime: . Learn more.