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offenseless
of·fense·less
/
əˈfɛns
lɪs
/
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[
uh
-
fens
-lis
]
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adjective
1.
without
offense
.
2.
incapable of
offense
or attack.
3.
not offensive.
Also,
of·fence·less.
Origin:
1595–1605;
offense
+
-less
Related forms
of·fense·less·ly,
adverb
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offence
or
offense
(əˈfɛns)
—
n
1.
a violation or breach of a law, custom, rule, etc
2.
a. any public wrong or crime
b. a nonindictable crime punishable on summary conviction
3.
annoyance, displeasure, or resentment
4.
give offence
,
give offence to someone
to cause annoyance or displeasure to someone
5.
take offence
to feel injured, humiliated, or offended
6.
a source of annoyance, displeasure, or anger
7.
attack; assault
8.
archaic
injury or harm
9.
American football
the offense
a. the team that has possession of the ball
b. the members of a team that play in such circumstances
offense
or
offense
(əˈfɛns, ˈɒfɛns)
—
n
of'fenceless
or
offense
—
adj
of'fenseless
or
offense
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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