Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in.
- intransitive verb To be displeasing or disagreeable to.
- intransitive verb To result in displeasure.
- intransitive verb To violate a moral or divine law; sin.
- intransitive verb To violate a rule or law.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To strike; attack; assail.
- To injure; harm; hurt.
- To displease; give offense or displeasure to; shock; annoy; pain; molest.
- To disobey or sin against (a person); transgress or violate (a law or right).
- To cause to offend or transgress; lead into disobedience or evil.
- Synonyms To vex, chafe, irritate, provoke, nettle, fret, gall.
- To strike, attack, or assail one.
- To disobey, violate, or transgress law, whether human or divine; commit a fault or crime; sin: sometimes with against.
- To give offense or displeasure; do anything displeasing, or calculated to cause dislike or anger.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.
- intransitive verb To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.
- intransitive verb to do an injury or wrong to; to commit an offense against.
- transitive verb obsolete To strike against; to attack; to assail.
- transitive verb To displease; to make angry; to affront.
- transitive verb To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy
- transitive verb obsolete To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
- transitive verb (Script.), obsolete To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To hurt the feelings of; to
displease ; to make angry; to insult. - verb intransitive To feel or become
offended , take insult. - verb transitive To physically harm, pain
- verb transitive To
annoy , cause discomfort or resent. - verb intransitive To
sin , transgress divine law or moral rules - verb transitive To
transgress or violate a law or moral requirement. - verb obsolete, transitive, archaic, biblical To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- verb cause to feel resentment or indignation
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- verb hurt the feelings of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word offend.
Examples
-
Re: I think the right to offend is pretty important.
-
I think the right to offend is pretty important. pseudonymous in nc says:
-
Does the word offend Tom? by Drew Terry on Friday, Apr 4, 2008 at 10: 02: 22 PM
-
To reprove those that offend is good, but to cast that pearl before swine, who will turn again and rend us, is to be righteous overmuch.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
-
Some give another sense of this verse: To eat much honey is not good, but to search into glorious and excellent things is a great commendation, it is true glory; we cannot therein offend by excess.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
-
Just to continue to "offend" - think of the enjoyment you will get from it! yucatandreamer
-
Just to continue to "offend" - think of the enjoyment you will get from it! yucatandreamer
-
Just to continue to "offend" - think of the enjoyment you will get from it! yucatandreamer
-
Just to continue to "offend" - think of the enjoyment you will get from it! yucatandreamer
-
Just to continue to "offend" - think of the enjoyment you will get from it! yucatandreamer
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.