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Offend Common

Offend has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

cause to feel resentment or indignation

"Her tactless remark offended me"

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"

3

strike with disgust or revulsion

"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

4

hurt the feelings of

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"

"This remark really bruised my ego"

5

To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

"His rude comment at the dinner table clearly offended her, causing an awkward silence to fall over the group."

Example Sentences
"Her tactless remark offended me" verb
"offend all laws of humanity" verb
"violate the basic laws or human civilization" verb
"break a law" verb
"break a promise" verb
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" verb
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests" verb
"This remark really bruised my ego" verb
See Also
offense offensive annoy digress displease feisty affrontive inoffensive
Related Terms
Antonyms
observe
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
anger disrespect disgust arouse
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sin drop the ball conflict trespass diss lacerate sting humiliate
Rhyming Words
end bend hend vend lend pend send tend zend wend mend fend rend emend 3 end trend piend fiend shend anend
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