offensive
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5.3
- adjective
- /əˈfɛnsɪv/
- The garbage can emits an offensive smell that makes it hard to stay nearby.
- an offensive odor
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Examples
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These rags he's wearing give off a stench that's offensive to the dignity of this tribunal.
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We have complaints of offensive smells from two vans on the restaurant premises.
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A clock is a terribly offensive gift in Chinese culture.
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Ellen, stop making that offensive noise!
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After years of hair-loathing, my furriness was no longer offensive to me.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Stepping through the door, Marissa was immediately assaulted by the offensive odor of the autopsy room.
Fiction book (1991) -
He found the movie's graphic violence offensive and left the theater early.
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Many people find the offensive odor from the fish market intolerable.
Synonyms
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1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
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2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
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1.0
Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness
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1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
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5.1
Very unpleasant in a way that makes people angry or upset
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1.0
Having a very bad smell
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3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
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5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
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5.1
That causes a strong feeling of wanting to vomit or of disgust
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4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
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7.8
Very unpleasant and morally wrong to most people
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4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
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4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
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6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
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6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
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7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
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5.1
Making people feel sick or want to throw up
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6.7
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
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6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
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4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
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3.1
Causing pain or discomfort to body parts like skin and eyes
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4.4
A smell or taste that makes you feel sick
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9.9
A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill
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3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
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4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
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6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
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9.9
A large Allied attack in World War I where American troops pushed German armies back
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9.9
A large 1918 American attack led by General Pershing, the biggest US operation in World War I
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Etymology
Offensive comes from the old Latin word offendere meaning 'to strike against'. Think of a bad smell that 'hits' your nose and makes you feel sick or disgusted — that is why we call a smell or taste offensive to the senses.