offend
Meaning of offend
verb
- To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
Your accusations offend me deeply.
- To feel or become offended; to take insult.
Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
- To physically harm, pain.
Strong light offends the eye.
- To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
- To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
- To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
- To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Information about offend
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of offend is: offends.
- Languages in which offend is used:
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Hyphenation of offend
of-fend
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- offend is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
offend synonyms
Meaning pique:
Meaning transgress:
transgress, infract, violate, breach, break
Meaning shock:
shock, scandalize, appal, appall, outrage
Meaning hurt:
hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite
Translation of offend
- German: beleidigen, kränken
- Italian: offendere
Words that rhyme with offend
fend, defend, forefend, predefend, overoffend, preoffend, reoffend, forfend, Vfend
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