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of·fence    Audio Help   [uh-fens, aw-fens, of-ens] Pronunciation Key
–noun
offense.
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of·fence    Audio Help   (ə-fěns')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Chiefly British
Variant of offense.

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offence

noun
1. the action of attacking an enemy [syn: offense
2. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score [syn: offense] [ant: defence
3. a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: umbrage
4. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: discourtesy
5. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: crime

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ofˈfence1 noun
(any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc
Example: That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye.
Arabic: إساءَه، إهانَه، إيذاء
Chinese (Simplified): 触怒
Chinese (Traditional): 觸怒
Czech: urážka, pohoršení
Danish: anstødssten; fornærmelse
Dutch: belediging
Estonian: solvang
Finnish: olla tikkuna silmässä
French: sujet de mécontentement, *déplaisir
German: das Ärgernis
Greek: προσβολή, πλήγμα
Icelandic: ástæða óánægju, *sárinda, móðgun
Indonesian: gangguan
Italian: offesa
Japanese: 不快なもの
Latvian: negods; kauna lieta
Lithuanian: kas (į)žeidžia, užgauna, įžeidimas, užgaulė
Norwegian: forargelse, krenkelse
Polish: obraza
Portuguese (Brazil): ofensa
Portuguese (Portugal): ofensa
Romanian: ofensă
Russian: оскорбление
Slovak: urážka, pohoršenie
Slovenian: žalitev
Spanish: ofensa, atentado
Swedish: anstöt, förargelse
Turkish: hoş olmayan, tatsız şey
ofˈfence2 noun
a crime
Example: The police charged him with several offences.
Arabic: جَريمَه، ذَنْب
Chinese (Simplified): 罪过
Chinese (Traditional): 罪過
Czech: trestný čin
Danish: lovovertrædelse
Dutch: misdrijf
Estonian: süütegu
Finnish: rikos
French: infraction
German: das Vergehen
Greek: αξιόποινη πράξη, αδίκημα
Icelandic: afbrot
Indonesian: pelanggaran, kejahatan
Italian: reato
Japanese: 犯罪
Latvian: likumpārkāpums
Lithuanian: nusikaltimas
Norwegian: forseelse, lovovertredelse
Polish: przestępstwo
Portuguese (Brazil): transgressão
Portuguese (Portugal): crime
Romanian: delict
Russian: преступление
Slovak: trestný čin
Slovenian: prestopek
Spanish: delito, infracción
Swedish: lagöverträdelse, brott
Turkish: suç
See also: be on the offensive, offender, offensive, offend, take offence

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Offence

Of*fence"\, n. See Offense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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