offend
Verb
Verb Forms: offended, offending, offends
- To cause displeasure or resentment; to break a rule.
- cause to feel resentment or indignation
- "Her tactless remark offended me"
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- "offend all laws of humanity"
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- hurt the feelings of
- To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
- To feel or become offended; to take insult.
- To physically harm, pain.
- To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
- To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
- To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
- To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Examples
- Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
- He tried not to OFFEND his opponent with an unnecessarily aggressive triple-triple play.
- Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
- Strong light offends the eye.
- Wearing faded baggy offends against the club's rules of proper dress.
- Your accusations offend me deeply.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).
Synonyms
appal, appall, breach, break, bruise, go against, hurt, infract, injure, outrage, pique, scandalise, scandalize, shock, spite, transgress, violate, wound, abuse, affront, burn, carry, cut down, dis, disrespect, diss, give stick, heckle, hurt someone's feelings, insult, lapidate, misbid, misrespect, misuse, offend, qualifier, sledge, slight, sneap
Scrabble Score: 13
offend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoffend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
offend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary