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noun
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transgression, evildoing
Narrower terms: barratry, capital offense, cybercrime, felony, forgery, fraud, Had crime, hijack, highjack, mayhem, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement, perpetration, commission, committal, attack, attempt, Tazir crime, statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence, thuggery, treason, high treason, lese majesty, vice crime, victimless crime, war crime
noun
the action of attacking an enemy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: offense, offensive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operation, military operation
Narrower terms: counteroffensive, dirty war, rollback, push back
noun
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: discourtesy, offense, offensive activity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
Narrower terms: derision, ridicule, indelicacy, insolence, insult, affront, presumption, rebuff, slight
noun
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: umbrage, offense
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anger, choler, ire
noun
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: offense
Antonyms: defence
Broader terms: team, squad
History
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