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

Related forms:
of⋅fend⋅a⋅ble, adjective
of⋅fend⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
of⋅fend⋅ed⋅ness, noun
of⋅fend⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. provoke, chafe, nettle, affront, insult. 7. transgress.
1. provoke, chafe, nettle, affront, insult. 7. transgress.
Antonyms:
1. please.
1. please.
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Offend
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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Language Translation for : offend
Spanish:
ofender,
German:
verletzen,
Japanese:
怒らせる
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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