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   offensive

   /əˈfɛnsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed: "the allegations made are deeply offensive to us" Similar insultingrudederogatorydisrespectfulhurtfulwoundingabusiveobjectionabledispleasingannoyingexasperatingirritatingvexinggallingprovocativeprovokinghumiliatingimpertinentimpudentinsolentpersonaldiscourteousuncivilimpoliteunmannerlyunacceptableshockingscandalousoutrageouscrudevulgarcoarseindecentimproperrare:exceptionableOpposite complimentarypolite
   • ▪ (of a sight or smell) disgusting; repulsive: "an offensive odour" Similar unpleasantdisagreeablenastydistastefuldispleasingobjectionableoff-puttinguninvitingawfulterribledreadfulfrightfulobnoxiousabominabledisgustingrepulsiverepellentrepugnantrevoltingabhorrentloathsomehatefuldetestableexecrableodiousvilefoulunsavouryunpalatablesickeningnauseatingnauseousuglyunsightlynoxiousfetidrankrancidmalodorousmephiticinformal:ghastlyhorriblehorridgrossputridsick-makingyuckygodawfulbeastlyboggingon the noseskankyliterary:noisomearchaic:disgustfulloathlyOpposite pleasantdelightful
   • 2. actively aggressive; attacking: "offensive operations against the insurgents" Similar hostileattackingaggressiveinvadingincursivecombativethreateningmartialwarlikebelligerentbellicoseantagonisticon the attackOpposite defensive
   • ▪ (of a weapon) meant for use in attack: "he is also accused of possessing an offensive weapon"
   • ▪ relating to the team in possession of the ball or puck in a game: North American "Shell was an outstanding offensive tackle during his 15 years with the Raiders"

   noun

   • 1. an attacking military campaign: "an impending military offensive against the guerrillas"
   • ▪ an organized and forceful campaign to achieve something, typically a political or social end: "the need to launch an offensive against crime"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French offensif, -ive or medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens- ‘struck against’, from the verb offendere (see offend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. offensiveness noun

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   What does offensive mean?

   • The meaning of OFFENSIVE is making attack : aggressive. How to use offensive in a sentence.

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   Where does the word Offensif come from?

   • borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French offensif, borrowed from Medieval Latin offensīvus "used for attacking, causing injury," from Latin offensus, past participle of offendere "to strike against, break a rule, offend " + -īvus -ive derivative of offensive entry 1 circa 1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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   What is offensiveness?

   • "Offensive" is a term for anyone or anything that is funny. It is often stated by liberals that being offensive is wrong but as offensiveness is the only true path to lulz nobody cares about the feelings of others. Often misused as a reason to shit in everyone's shoes, Hillary Clinton is a shoe shitter.

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   What is the synonym of offensive?

   • Synonyms for offensive. censurable, exceptionable, objectionable, obnoxious, reprehensible.

   249 Synonyms & Antonyms of OFFENSIVE - Merriam-Webster

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     OFFENSIVE meaning: 1. causing offence: 2. unpleasant: 3....

   • Offensive in Japanese

     OFFENSIVE translate: 不快な, 侮辱的（ぶじょくてき）な, 攻撃（こうげきてき）の,...

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     OFFENSIVE translate: مُهين. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     OFFENSIVE translate: оскорбительный, обидный ,...

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     OFFENSIVE translate: 공격적인. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Definitions of offensive. adjective. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses. “ offensive odors” synonyms: evil. morally bad or wrong. hateful. evoking or deserving hatred. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive. offensive to the mind. charnel, ghastly, sepulchral. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead. creepy.

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