offense
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3.9
- noun
- /əˈfɛns/
- US
:
ofensa
- I took offense at his rude comment about my clothes.
- take offense
- give offense
- cause offense
So you shouldn't take offense when you don't know what's what.
- So you shouldn't take offense when you don't know what's what.
- I don't mean offence to anyone by saying disabled.
- And before long, I sort of apologized for the offence it caused.
- Yeah, although a lot of stuff she said to me I took offence to.
- I've said this and I think some people take offense to it.
- I take no offense if you want to get through corrections quicker.
- So of course, you know, one other offense as well for me is this smell.
- Not really full offense to husband for now.
- They won't take offense at missing some side of it.
- But I will say no offense to Chloe.
- So as a woman, don't be so quick to take offense, right?
- Well, we haven't seen you before, you know, no offence priority, you know, secondary.
Examples
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Mr. Gordon meant no offense.
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And I'm going to try not to take offense at the way you guys value it.
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Yeah, no offense to Scott, but I do.
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I mean like no offense, like no offense at all.
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But parents, no offense to the parents out there.
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I mean, I have other friends, but no offense to them.
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I mean, no offense, obviously.
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I took zero offense to what Charlie Kirk said.
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Finally, I offer apologies to anyone who may have taken offense at these remarks.
Academic text (1997) -
No offense, Dad.
Synonyms
957
1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
14
2.8
Sadness and upset after someone says or does something unkind
9
9.8
A feeling of being hurt and angry when someone says or does something
1
9.8
A feeling of being easily upset or offended by small things
A feeling of being treated unfairly
A feeling of being sad, angry, or worried after bad news
Antonyms
Compounds
14
3.5
An action that breaks the law and can result in punishment such as jail or fines
- NSFW
4
7.7
A crime in which someone forces another person to have sex against their will
How Hurtful
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Morphology
Etymology
The word offense comes from Latin parts ob- 'against' and fendere 'to strike'. So an offense can also mean a 'strike against' someone's feelings — something that hurts or insults them.