The meaning of Offend

əˈfend

Offend – definition

verb
Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.
Usage examples:
17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language
Synonims:
Hurt someone's feelings Give offence to Affront Upset Displease Distress Hurt Wound Pain Injure Be an affront to Get/put someone's back up Disgruntle Put out Annoy Anger Exasperate Irritate V
verb
Commit an illegal act.
Usage examples:
A small hard core of young criminals who offend again and again
Synonims:
Break the law Commit a crime Do wrong Sin Go astray Fall from grace Err Transgress Trespass

verb
To cause to be upset or to hurt the feelings of someone, esp. by being rude or showing a lack of respect
Usage examples:
I think she was offended that she wasn’t invited to the party.

verb
To commit a crime
Usage examples:
She was released from jail, only to offend again three weeks later., the store refused to stock the…

verb
To make someone upset or angry
Usage examples:
[ + that ] i think she was offended that she hadn't been invited to the party., he looked offended …

Offend translation into English

Offend: translate from English into Chinese

得罪, 冒犯, 触犯, 惹, 谇, 犯, 冲撞, 干犯, 干, 碰撞

Offend: translate from English into Dutch

Beledigen, Krenken, Ergeren, Zondigen, Aanstoot geven, Overtreden, Affronteren, Misdoen

Offend: translate from English into French

Offenser, Choquer, Heurter, Blesser, Froisser, Offusquer, Insulter, Outrager, Commettre un délit, Se formaliser, Ennuyer, Se froisser, S'offenser, S'heurter

Offend: translate from English into German

Beleidigen, Verletzen, Verstoßen, Kränken, Anstoß erregen, Unrecht tun, Beleidigend sein, Antasten, Gehen gegen

Offend: translate from English into Hindi

कष्ट पहुंचाना, नाराज़ी करना, अपमान करना, अप्रसन्न करना, नुक़सान पहुंचाना, अपराध करना, तोड़ना, उल्लंघन करना, रुष्ट करना, आघात करना

Offend: translate from English into Italian

Offendere, Oltraggiare, Commettere reati, Violare la legge

Offend: translate from English into Korean

공격하다, 긁다, 감각 따위를 손상시키다, 죄를 짓게 하다, 정의감 따위를 손상시키다, 예의 따위를 위반하다, 죄를 범하다, 과오를 범하다, 위반하다, 법률 따위를 위반하다, 손상시키다, 남의 감정을 상하게 하다, 감정을 상하게 하다

Offend: translate from English into Russian

Обидеть, Оскорблять, Обижать, Задевать, Нарушать, Погрешить, Нарушать закон, Вызывать раздражение, Совершать преступление, Совершать проступок

Offend: translate from English into Spanish

Ofender, Herir

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere ‘strike against’.

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Offend – similar words

offended

adjective
Resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult.
Usage examples:
He sounded rather offended

verb
Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.
Usage examples:
17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language

adjective
Upset and angry, often because someone has been rude
Usage examples:
Many staff members were deeply offended by his email.

All meanings and translations of Offended

offendable

adjective
Capable of being or liable to be offended.

All meanings and translations of Offendable

Offend synonims

affront

noun
An action or remark that causes outrage or offence.
Usage examples:
He took his son's desertion as a personal affront

verb
Offend the modesty or values of.
Usage examples:
She was affronted by his familiarity

All meanings and translations of Affront

anger

noun
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
Usage examples:
The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb
Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.
Usage examples:
She was angered by his terse answer

noun
The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens
Usage examples:
You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

All meanings and translations of Anger

annoy

verb
Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.
Usage examples:
The decision really annoyed him

verb
To make someone slightly angry or upset
Usage examples:
I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

All meanings and translations of Annoy

disgruntle

verb
Make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.
Usage examples:
Nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated

All meanings and translations of Disgruntle

displease

verb
Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.
Usage examples:
The tone of the letter displeased him

verb
To cause someone to be annoyed
Usage examples:
The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces., they …

All meanings and translations of Displease

distress

noun
Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
Usage examples:
To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb
Another term for distraint.

noun
Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need
Usage examples:
Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

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err

verb
Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
Usage examples:
The judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible

verb
To make a mistake
Usage examples:
It’s preferable to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful) rather than risk disaster.

All meanings and translations of Err

exasperate

verb
Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
Usage examples:
This futile process exasperates prison officers

verb
To cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone
Usage examples:
His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him.

All meanings and translations of Exasperate

hurt

verb
Cause pain or injury to.
Usage examples:
Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective
Physically injured.
Usage examples:
He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun
Physical injury; harm.
Usage examples:
Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

All meanings and translations of Hurt

injure

verb
Do physical harm or damage to (someone).
Usage examples:
The explosion injured several people

verb
Cause bodily harm to

All meanings and translations of Injure

irritate

verb
Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.
Usage examples:
His tone irritated her

verb
To annoy or make angry
Usage examples:
After a while the noise began to irritate him., at first my contact lenses irritated my eyes.

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pain

noun
Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury.
Usage examples:
She's in great pain

verb
Cause mental or physical pain to.
Usage examples:
It pains me to say this

All meanings and translations of Pain

sin

sɪn

noun
An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
Usage examples:
A sin in the eyes of god

verb
Commit a sin.
Usage examples:
I sinned and brought shame down on us

abbreviation
Sine.

All meanings and translations of Sin

transgress

verb
Go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable).
Usage examples:
She had transgressed an unwritten social law

verb
To break a law or moral rule
Usage examples:
Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished.

All meanings and translations of Transgress

trespass

verb
Enter someone's land or property without permission.
Usage examples:
There is no excuse for trespassing on railway property

noun
Entry to a person's land or property without permission.
Usage examples:
The defendants were guilty of trespass

verb
To enter someone’s property without permission
Usage examples:
I didn’t realize i was trespassing on their land., they have several dogs to keep trespassers out.

All meanings and translations of Trespass

upset

verb
Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
Usage examples:
The accusation upset her

noun
An unexpected result or situation.
Usage examples:
The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective
Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
Usage examples:
She looked pale and upset

All meanings and translations of Upset

v

abbreviation
Verb.

noun
The twenty-second letter of the alphabet.
Usage examples:
The letter v has been assigned the number 4 in numerology.

noun
The chemical element of atomic number 23, a hard grey metal of the transition series, used to make alloy steels.

All meanings and translations of V

wound

noun
An injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
Usage examples:
A knife wound

verb
Inflict a wound on.
Usage examples:
The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb
Past and past participle of wind2.

All meanings and translations of Wound

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