OFFEND | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of offend in English offendverb uk /əˈfend/ us /əˈfend/

offend verb (UPSET)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 [ T ] to make someone upset or angry: [ + that ] I think she was offended that she hadn't been invited to the party. He looked offended when you called him middle-aged. If the sight of a few dirty dishes offends you, then I think you're in trouble!

• I really didn't mean to offend her - I just said it unthinkingly.
• I'm sorry if I offended you - I didn't mean any harm.
• I've never knowingly offended him.
• I didn't dare say anything for fear of offending him.
• Richard succeeded in offending just about everybody in the room!

Making people sad, shocked and upset

• aback
• amiss
• appal
• be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
• bite
• bum
• gnaw
• haunt
• heartbreaker
• heartbreakingly
• hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
• nerve
• self-lacerating
• self-laceration
• sensitivity
• shake someone out of something phrasal verb
• shake someone up phrasal verb
• shake/rock something to its foundations idiom
• tear
• toxic

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offend verb (COMMIT CRIME)

[ I ]   law to commit a crime: Obviously if a police officer offends it's a fairly serious matter. Obeying & breaking the law

• abide
• abide by something phrasal verb
• adhere
• adhere strictly to something
• adhere to something phrasal verb
• afoul
• buck
• commission
• comply
• contravene
• derogate
• derogation
• enforcer
• fall foul of something idiom
• flout
• follow instructions
• infringement
• perpetrate
• venal
• violation

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Phrasal verb

offend against something (Definition of offend from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

offend | American Dictionary

offendverb [ T ] us /əˈfend/ Add to word list Add to word list to cause to be upset or to hurt the feelings of someone, esp. by being rude or showing a lack of respect: I think she was offended that she wasn’t invited to the party. (Definition of offend from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

offend | Business English

offendverb uk /əˈfend/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ I ]   LAW to commit a crime: She was released from jail, only to offend again three weeks later. [ T ] to make someone upset and angry by something you say or do: The store refused to stock the book in case it might offend customers. He offended her by implying that she only got the job through personal contacts. (Definition of offend from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of offend?

Translations of offend

in Chinese (Traditional) 冒犯, 冒犯，得罪，惹惱, 犯罪… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 冒犯, 冒犯，得罪，惹恼, 犯罪… See more in Spanish ofender, molestar, violar la ley… See more in Portuguese ofender, cometer uma ofensa, violar a lei… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian अपमान करणे, दुखावणे… See more （人）の感情を害する, 感情（かんじょう）を害（がい）する, 罪（つみ）を犯（おか）す… See more kırmak, gücendirmek, darıltmak… See more offenser, commettre une infraction, (s’)offenser… See more ofendre… See more beledigen, ergeren… See more ஒருவரை வருத்தப்பட வைக்க அல்லது கோபப்படுத்த… See more किसी को परेशान या नाराज़ करना… See more કોઈને હેરાન કરો… See more fornærme, gøre vred, genere… See more förnärma, förolämpa, framkalla obehag hos… See more menyinggung perasaan, menggusarkan… See more verletzen, Anstoß erregen… See more fornærme, såre, støte… See more کسی کو ناراض کرنا, ایذا پہنچانا… See more зачіпати, ображати, викликати роздратування… See more ఎవరైనా కలత చెందడానికి లేదా కోపంగా ఉండడానికి కారణమగు… See more অপমান… See more urazit, obtěžovat… See more menyinggung perasaan, mengganggu… See more ทำให้โกรธ, เป็นสาเหตุให้ไม่พอใจ… See more xúc phạm, làm khó chịu… See more obrażać, popełniać przestępstwo lub wykroczenie, urazić… See more 불쾌하게 하다… See more offendere, disturbare… See more Need a translator?

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