offending
Meaning of offending
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.
noun
The act of committing an offence.
adjective- Responsible; to be blamed.
Something in the fridge smelled terrible. The offending article was soon identified and removed.
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Hyphenation of offending
of-fend-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- offending is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
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