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of·fend    Audio Help   [uh-fend] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
2.to affect (the sense, taste, etc.) disagreeably.
3.to violate or transgress (a criminal, religious, or moral law).
4.to hurt or cause pain to.
5.(in Biblical use) to cause to fall into sinful ways.
–verb (used without object)
6.to cause resentful displeasure; irritate, annoy, or anger: a remark so thoughtless it can only offend.
7.to err in conduct; commit a sin, crime, or fault.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME offenden < MF offendre < L offendere to strike against, displease, equiv. to of- of- + -fendere to strike]

of·fend·a·ble, adjective
of·fend·ed·ly, adverb
of·fend·ed·ness, noun
of·fend·er, noun

1. provoke, chafe, nettle, affront, insult. 7. transgress.
1. please.
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of·fend    Audio Help   (ə-fěnd')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   of·fend·ed, of·fend·ing, of·fends

v.   tr.
  1. To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in.
  2. To be displeasing or disagreeable to: Onions offend my sense of smell.
    1. To transgress; violate: offend all laws of humanity.
    2. To cause to sin.

v.   intr.
  1. To result in displeasure: Bad manners may offend.
    1. To violate a moral or divine law; sin.
    2. To violate a rule or law: offended against the curfew.


[Middle English offenden, from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere; see gwhen- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: 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: "I . . . refused to stay any longer in the room with him, because he had insulted me" (Anthony Trollope).
To affront is to insult openly, usually intentionally: "He continued to belabor the poor woman in a studied effort to affront his hated chieftain" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).
Outrage implies the flagrant violation of a person's integrity, pride, or sense of right and decency: "Agnes . . . was outraged by what seemed to her Rose's callousness" (Mrs. Humphry Ward).

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offend 
c.1320, "to sin against (someone)," from M.Fr. offendre, from L. offendere "strike against, stumble, commit a fault, displease," from ob "against" + fendere "to strike" (found only in compounds). Meaning "to violate (a law), to make a moral false step, to commit a crime" is from 1382." Meaning "to wound the feelings" is from late 14c. The literal sense of "to attack, assail" is attested from c.1374; this has been lost in Mod.Eng., but is preserved in offense and offensive.

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offend

verb
1. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" [syn: pique
2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn: transgress] [ant: keep
3. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock
4. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" [syn: hurt

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offend1 [əˈfend] verb
to make feel upset or angry
Example: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.
Arabic: يُغيظ، يَجْرَح إحْساس
Chinese (Simplified): 伤害…感情
Chinese (Traditional): 傷害…感情
Czech: urazit
Danish: fornærme; gøre vred
Dutch: beledigen
Estonian: solvama
Finnish: loukata
French: offenser, choquer
German: verletzen
Greek: προβάλλω, θυμώνω κπ.
Hungarian: (meg)bánt
Icelandic: móðga
Indonesian: menyinggung perasaan
Italian: offendere
Japanese: 怒らせる
Korean: 화나게 하다
Latvian: aizvainot; aizskart; apvainot
Lithuanian: įžeisti
Norwegian: støte, fornærme
Polish: urazić
Portuguese (Brazil): ofender
Portuguese (Portugal): ofender
Romanian: a ofensa, a jigni
Russian: обижать, оскорблять
Slovak: uraziť
Slovenian: užaliti
Spanish: ofender
Swedish: förnärma, förolämpa
Turkish: gücendirmek
offend2 [əˈfend] verb
to be unpleasant or disagreeable
Example: Cigarette smoke offends me.
Arabic: يُؤْذي، يُزْعِج
Chinese (Simplified): 使不舒服
Chinese (Traditional): 使不舒服
Czech: obtěžovat
Danish: genere
Dutch: ergeren
Estonian: häirima
Finnish: häiritä
French: choquer
German: Anstoß erregen
Greek: ενοχλώ, γίνομαι δυσάρεστος
Hungarian: sért (szemet, fület)
Icelandic: valda óþægindum
Indonesian: mengganggu
Italian: disturbare
Japanese: 気にさわる
Korean: 불쾌감을 주다
Latvian: kaitināt
Lithuanian: pykinti, erzinti
Norwegian: plage
Polish: razić
Portuguese (Brazil): incomodar
Portuguese (Portugal): incomodar
Romanian: a fi supărător pentru
Russian: вызывать отвращение
Slovak: prekážať, vadiť
Slovenian: motiti
Spanish: molestar
Swedish: framkalla obehag hos
Turkish: tiksindirmek, rahatsız etmek
See also: be on the offensive, offence, offender, offensive, take offence

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Of*fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offended; p. pr. & vb. n. Offending.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob (see Ob-) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See Defend.]

1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.

2. To displease; to make angry; to affront.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city. --Prov. xviii. 19.

3. To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.

4. To transgress; to violate; to sin against. [Obs.]

Marry, sir, he hath offended the law. --Shak.

5. (Script.) To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall. [Obs.]

Who hath you misboden or offended. --Chaucer.

If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out . . . And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off. --Matt. v. 29, 3O.

Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing shall offend them. --Ps. cxix. 165.

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