OFFEND
Dictionary entry overview: What does offend mean?
• OFFEND (verb)
The verb OFFEND has 4 senses:
1. cause to feel resentment or indignation
2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
3. strike with disgust or revulsion
4. hurt the feelings of
Familiarity information: OFFEND used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• OFFEND (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to feel resentment or indignation
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
offend; pique
Context example:
Her tactless remark offended me
Hypernyms (to "offend" is one way to...):
anger (make angry)
Cause:
resent (feel bitter or indignant about)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
breach; transgress; infract; offend; go against; violate; break
Context examples:
offend all laws of humanity / violate the basic laws or human civilization / break a law / break a promise
Hypernyms (to "offend" is one way to...):
disrespect (show a lack of respect for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "offend"):
sin; transgress; trespass (commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)
blunder; boob; goof; sin (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)
conflict; contravene; infringe; run afoul (go against, as of rules and laws)
trespass (break the law)
intrude; trespass (enter unlawfully on someone's property)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Strike with disgust or revulsion
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
scandalize; scandalise; outrage; appall; appal; shock; offend
Context example:
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Hypernyms (to "offend" is one way to...):
churn up; disgust; nauseate; revolt; sicken (cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will offend him
The performance is likely to offend Sue
Meaning:
Hurt the feelings of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
spite; bruise; wound; injure; offend; hurt
Context examples:
She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests / This remark really bruised me ego
Hypernyms (to "offend" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "offend"):
affront; diss; insult (treat, mention, or speak to rudely)
lacerate (deeply hurt the feelings of; distress)
sting (cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging)
abase; chagrin; humble; humiliate; mortify (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot offend Sue
