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offended

[uh-fend]

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verb (used with object)

to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.

to affect (the sense, taste, etc.) disagreeably.

to violate or transgress (a criminal, religious, or moral law).

to hurt or cause pain to.

(in Biblical use) to cause to fall into sinful ways.

verb (used without object)

to cause resentful displeasure; irritate, annoy, or anger: a remark so thoughtless it can only offend.

to err in conduct; commit a sin, crime, or fault.

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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English offenden < Middle French offendre < Latin offendere to strike against, displease, equivalent 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

half-of·fend·ed, adjective

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non·of·fend·er, noun

o·ver·of·fend, verb (used with object)

pre·of·fend, verb (used with object)

re·of·fend, verb

un·of·fend·a·ble, adjective

un·of·fend·ed, adjective

un·of·fend·ing, adjective

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Synonyms
1. provoke, chafe, nettle, affront, insult. 7. transgress.

Antonyms
1. please.

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Example Sentences

Develop a thick enough skin that you can read the negative student comments without getting offended.

Commentators seem less offended by their alleged flouting of securities laws than by their drive for profits.

Offended adults objected to the gruesome punishments inflicted on the stories' villains.

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Develop a thick enough skin that you can read the negative student comments without getting offended.

Commentators seem less offended by their alleged flouting of securities laws than by their drive for profits.

Offended adults objected to the gruesome punishments inflicted on the stories' villains.

Even if sincere and heartfelt, the true object is to recieve forgiveness from the offended party.

Between clients he took off his white jacket and brushed it hard, as if it had offended him.

If you haven't been offended by it, you haven't seen enough copies.

Save confrontational questions for the end, in case the person you interview gets offended and wants to leave.

But, the anthropology and women's studies people were offended.

However, while the diplomat has apologised if his strong language offended anyone, he has not taken back his words.

Your best course of action simply to issue a simple apology to the people you have offended at this site.

Third, feign surprise that anyone should be offended by their abuse.

The offended gathered their modern-day version of torches and pitchforks-tweets and status updates-and expressed digital outrage.

But it's not the terms of service themselves that offended users, it's lack of control over their data on the site.

The poor little darlings with their delicate sensibilities were offended by what the professor said.

Please accept my apology for insulting you and anyone else who may have been offended by my action.

You've likely offended some readers with your honesty.

He offended so many people during his career that many were surprised he died of natural causes, in old age.

Then there were a couple of them that were offended by my asking questions.

When he took up drawing and painting, his originality offended his teachers.

The folks who got it seemed almost offended in their video acceptance speech.

Some jurors said they were offended by the way the woman lives her life.

Now this magazine was no doubt offensive, but why is it that those offended felt the need to.

Insane offenders will still have offended but then the states reaction would be different than if the offender was of sound mind.

As could be expected, many folks were outraged and offended by the.

Summers, who offended some women at an academic conference last week by suggesting.

Apparently, it has caused quite a few comments from people who support this idea and those who are deeply offended by.

Where such provision is violated, an offended party has absolute right to seek legal redress.

If by painting what he saw, he offended or shocked, the problem was not his.

As a child, my mother was offended when the baggers called her ma'am.

Those offended by such works certainly have the right to condemn, to shun and to picket.

The student did not seem to be offended by my inquiry, and it was definitely a teachable moment.

What checked his pen was the certainty of social exclusion if he offended the establishment.

Men might be under-reporting the times they offended women if they didn't even realize.

It was routinely censored, with offended parties simply blacked out of the comic in some cases.

Those have mostly dropped out of use since today relatively few are greatly offended by it.

He offended nobody and was resilient and competent, never brilliant.

The people who are offended are the intolerant ones.

My black and white kitty is offended that you would use her description in referring to a skunk.

Even now people get offended by the increasing tax prices on cigarettes because that in itself limits a person's right of choice.

Or maybe you oppose both global warming and large corporations and are offended that anyone could think otherwise.

She is also offended by the neighbor who refers to her as cow kitty.

They would probably be personally offended if the government tried to reign in the abuses and give the workers more rights.

Show them that you're not self-conscious and that you won't be offended if asked to slow down or repeat yourself.

Some were offended by the elopement, but what really hurt was the subsequent divorce.

Chances are the person will not respond, will be offended that you would ask, and you will look naive.

It is certainly possible for a single letter and single offended person to kill an application.

And it never occurred to me to be offended that a rejection letter hadn't come yet.

Spanier's defense of academic freedom makes him a target for lawmakers who are offended by certain activities on campus here.

Some are expecting it, others will be offended by it.

External damage control is going to be harder to effect than internal efforts to soothe the offended anthropologists.

One does feel robbed of credit, but not overly offended.

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Word Origin & History

offend

early 14c., "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 late 14c. Meaning

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"to wound the feelings" is from late 14c. The literal sense of "to attack, assail" is attested from late 14c.; this has been lost in Modern English, but is preserved in offense and offensive.

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