offensiveness
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6.7
- noun
- /əˈfɛnsɪvnəs/
:
ofensividad
- Throughout the book, there are discussions, arguments, and jokes—some of them daring to the point of offensiveness, others very bleak indeed—about Jewishness and Jewish identity.
Running from genocide right through to ordinary discrimination to offensiveness.
- Running from genocide right through to ordinary discrimination to offensiveness.
Examples
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One part of the offensiveness is religious desecration.
Academic text (2008) -
Although the doctrine, as I have tried to show, contributed to the failure of the bishops to see slavery's full moral offensiveness, the doctrine takes away just as it gives.
Academic text (2004) -
Students told me of the offensiveness of my views during the question period after the talk I gave the next night.
Academic text (1992) -
But what if the voters really wanted a certain amount of offensiveness?
Blog text (30) -
Clueless to the point of offensiveness, in fact.
Blog text (30) -
Based on the First Amendment, Muhammad believes that the video should remain accessible; based on its offensiveness, he believes it should be taken down.
Blog text (9) -
Government officials and candidates for office should not intervene in disputes over the alleged offensiveness of a place of worship.
Blog text (16) -
I have no incontrovertible answers, but I suspect that, unlike virginity, offensiveness has degrees.
Academic text (1999) -
But in both these aspects, the offensiveness is very subtle and requires interpretation, and can't be said to be an overt threat.
Blog text (1) -
Many people were upset by the offensiveness of the comedian's jokes during the show.
Synonyms
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1.8
Lack of politeness or respect for other people
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7.9
Rude behavior that shows no politeness
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5.0
A strong unpleasant quality that makes people uncomfortable
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8.0
Being very rude and annoying to other people
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7.0
Mean words or actions that hurt other people
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8.1
Words or actions that are rude and hurt other people's feelings
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7.0
A harsh, rude manner or tone that offends people
A state that makes people feel offended or dislike something
Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike
Something that causes strong disgust or makes people feel offended
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place
Antonyms
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Offensiveness comes from the verb offend, which long ago meant 'to strike against' or 'to hurt', and you can see the same idea in offense. That's why offensiveness describes the quality of something that 'strikes' people's feelings and makes them upset or annoyed.