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/əˈfɛnd/
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AH0 F EH1 N D
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To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Your accusations offend me deeply.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To feel or become offended; to take insult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To physically harm, pain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Strong light offends the eye.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Wearing faded baggy offends against the club's rules of proper dress.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, obsolete, transitive
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
cause to feel resentment or indignation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Her tactless remark offended me
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pique
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anger
hurt the feelings of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests This remark really bruised my ego
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Narrower terms: diss, insult, affront, lacerate, sting, humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
strike with disgust or revulsion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shock, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
offend all laws of humanity violate the basic laws or human civilization break a law break a promise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transgress, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disrespect
Narrower terms: sin, transgress, trespass, drop the ball, blunder, boob, goof, conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene, intrude
From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).
Across languages
Translations 159 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
أَهَانَ
(ʔahāna)
— to hurt the feelings
Armenian :
վիրավորել
(viravorel)
— to hurt the feelings
Asturian :
ofiender
— to hurt the feelings
Asturian :
ofender
— to hurt the feelings
Azerbaijani :
könlünə dəymək
— to hurt the feelings
Belarusian :
кры́ўдзіць
(krýwdzicʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Belarusian :
пакры́ўдзіць
(pakrýwdzicʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Belarusian :
скры́ўдзіць
(skrýwdzicʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Belarusian :
абража́ць
(abražácʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Belarusian :
абра́зіць
(abrázicʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Bulgarian :
оби́ждам
(obíždam)
— to hurt the feelings
Bulgarian :
оби́дя
(obídja)
— to hurt the feelings
Bulgarian :
оскърбя́вам
(oskǎrbjávam)
— to hurt the feelings
Bulgarian :
оскърбя́
(oskǎrbjá)
— to hurt the feelings
Catalan :
ofendre
— to hurt the feelings
Chinese Mandarin :
冒犯
(màofàn)
— to hurt the feelings
Chinese Mandarin :
觸犯 /触犯
(chùfàn)
— to hurt the feelings
Chinese Mandarin :
得罪
(dézuì)
— to hurt the feelings
Czech :
urážet
— to hurt the feelings
Czech :
urazit
— to hurt the feelings
Danish :
krænke
— to hurt the feelings
Danish :
förolämpa
— to hurt the feelings
Dutch :
kwetsen
— to hurt the feelings
Dutch :
beledigen
— to hurt the feelings
Esperanto :
ofendi
— to hurt the feelings
Finnish :
loukata
— to hurt the feelings
French :
offenser
— to hurt the feelings
French :
déplaire
— to hurt the feelings
Georgian :
შეურაცხყოფა
(šeuracxq̇opa)
— to hurt the feelings
German :
beleidigen
— to hurt the feelings
Gothic :
𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽
(gamarzjan)
— to hurt the feelings
Hindi :
अपमान करना
(apmān karnā)
— to hurt the feelings
Hungarian :
megütköztet
— to hurt the feelings
Hungarian :
megbánt
— to hurt the feelings
Ido :
ofensar
— to hurt the feelings
Italian :
offendere
— to hurt the feelings
Japanese :
気分を害する
(kibun o gai suru)
— to hurt the feelings
Khmer :
ខុសចិត្តគេ
(khoh cət kee)
— to hurt the feelings
Khmer :
បញ្ជោះ
(bɑɑñcŭəh)
— to hurt the feelings
Korean :
기분 상하게 하다
(gibun sanghage hada)
— to hurt the feelings
Latin :
offendō
— to hurt the feelings
Luxembourgish :
beleidegen
— to hurt the feelings
Luxembourgish :
beleedegen
— to hurt the feelings
Luxembourgish :
blesséieren
— to hurt the feelings
Luxembourgish :
kränken
— to hurt the feelings
Luxembourgish :
toufen
— to hurt the feelings
Luxembourgish :
verletzen
— to hurt the feelings
Luxembourgish :
vexéieren
— to hurt the feelings
Macedonian :
навредува
(navreduva)
— to hurt the feelings
Macedonian :
навреди
(navredi)
— to hurt the feelings
Māori :
whakaparanga
— to hurt the feelings
Māori :
muhani
— to hurt the feelings
Mongolian :
гомдоох
(gomdoox)
— to hurt the feelings
Mongolian :
доромжлох
(doromžlox)
— to hurt the feelings
Norwegian Bokmål :
fornærme
— to hurt the feelings
Old English :
ābelgan
— to hurt the feelings
Old English :
ǣbylġan
— to hurt the feelings
Oromo :
mufachiisuu
— to hurt the feelings
Polish :
obrażać
— to hurt the feelings
Polish :
obrazić
— to hurt the feelings
Polish :
urażać
— to hurt the feelings
Polish :
urazić
— to hurt the feelings
Portuguese :
ofender
— to hurt the feelings
Russian :
обижа́ть
(obižátʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Russian :
оби́деть
(obídetʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Russian :
оскорбля́ть
(oskorbljátʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Russian :
оскорби́ть
(oskorbítʹ)
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
вре́ђати
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
врије́ђати
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
увре́дити
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
уврије́дити
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
vréđati
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
vrijéđati
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
uvréditi
— to hurt the feelings
Serbo-Croatian :
uvrijéditi
— to hurt the feelings
Slovak :
urážať
— to hurt the feelings
Slovak :
uraziť
— to hurt the feelings
Slovene :
žaliti
— to hurt the feelings
Slovene :
užaliti
— to hurt the feelings
Spanish :
ofender
— to hurt the feelings
Swedish :
såra
— to hurt the feelings
Swedish :
förolämpa
— to hurt the feelings
Thai :
บาด
(bàat)
— to hurt the feelings
Thai :
หลู่
(lùu)
— to hurt the feelings
Ottoman Turkish :
قیرمق
(kırmak)
— to hurt the feelings
Ottoman Turkish :
داغلامق
(dağlamak)
— to hurt the feelings
Ottoman Turkish :
ییقمق
(yıkmak)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
обража́ти
(obražáty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
обра́зити
(obrázyty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
кри́вдити
(krývdyty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
покри́вдити
(pokrývdyty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
скри́вдити
(skrývdyty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
окривджа́ти
(okryvdžáty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
окри́вдити
(okrývdyty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
обижа́ти
(obyžáty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
оби́дити
(obýdyty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
уража́ти
(uražáty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
ура́зити
(urázyty)
— to hurt the feelings
Ukrainian :
урази́ти
(urazýty)
— to hurt the feelings
Vietnamese :
xúc phạm
— to hurt the feelings
Asturian :
mancar
— to physically harm, pain
Asturian :
dañar
— to physically harm, pain
Asturian :
crismar
— to physically harm, pain
Asturian :
perxudicar
— to physically harm, pain
Catalan :
perjudicar
— to physically harm, pain
Catalan :
damnar
— to physically harm, pain
Catalan :
ferir
— to physically harm, pain
Dutch :
pijnigen
— to physically harm, pain
Dutch :
kwetsen
— to physically harm, pain
Dutch :
kwellen
— to physically harm, pain
Finnish :
loukata
— to physically harm, pain
Finnish :
ärsyttää
— to physically harm, pain
French :
blesser
— to physically harm, pain
Hungarian :
bánt
— to physically harm, pain
Hungarian :
sért
— to physically harm, pain
Māori :
tunuhuruhuru
— to physically harm, pain
Persian :
آسیب زدن
(âsib zadan)
— to physically harm, pain
Portuguese :
prejudicar
— to physically harm, pain
Russian :
раздража́ть
(razdražátʹ)
— to physically harm, pain
Spanish :
hacer daño
— to physically harm, pain
Spanish :
dañar
— to physically harm, pain
Spanish :
perjudicar
— to physically harm, pain
Bulgarian :
престъпвам
(prestǎpvam)
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Bulgarian :
нарушавам
(narušavam)
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Catalan :
ofendre
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Dutch :
misdoen
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Dutch :
kwetsen
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Finnish :
rikkoa
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Finnish :
loukata
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Hungarian :
vétkezik
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Irish :
ciontaigh
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Old English :
ǣswician
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Persian :
تخطی
(taxatti)
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Portuguese :
ofender
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Russian :
наруша́ть
(narušátʹ)
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Russian :
нару́шить
(narúšitʹ)
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Ukrainian :
пору́шувати
(porúšuvaty)
— to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement
Finnish :
vietellä
— to cause to sin or fall
Finnish :
erehdyttää
— to cause to sin or fall
Persian :
خطا کردن
(xatâ kardan)
— to cause to sin or fall
Bulgarian :
дразня
(draznja)
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Catalan :
injuriar
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Dutch :
ergeren
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Dutch :
kwellen
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Dutch :
irriteren
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Finnish :
ärsyttää
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Finnish :
häiritä
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Māori :
whakapenopeno
— to annoy, cause discomfort or resent
Catalan :
ofendre's
— to feel or become offended
Dutch :
zich ergeren
— to feel or become offended
Dutch :
aanstoot nemen
— to feel or become offended
Finnish :
loukkaantua
— to feel or become offended
Hungarian :
megbántódik
— to feel or become offended
Polish :
obrazić się
— to feel or become offended
Portuguese :
ofender-se
— to feel or become offended
Russian :
обижа́ться
(obižátʹsja)
— to feel or become offended
Russian :
оби́деться
(obídetʹsja)
— to feel or become offended
Russian :
оскорбля́ться
(oskorbljátʹsja)
— to feel or become offended
Russian :
оскорби́ться
(oskorbítʹsja)
— to feel or become offended
