Definitions of offend [əˈfɛnd]

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Definition of 'offend'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) offend
to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in; insult.

2.  offend
to affect (the sense, taste, etc.) disagreeably.

3.  offend
to violate or transgress (a criminal, religious, or moral law).

4.  offend
to hurt or cause pain to.

5.  offend
(in Biblical use) to cause to fall into sinful ways.

6. (v.i.) offend
to cause resentful displeasure; irritate.

7.  offend
to err in conduct; commit a sin, crime, or fault.

Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF offendre < L offendere to strike against, displease =of-of - +-fendere to strike)

Definition of 'offend'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) pique, offend
cause to feel resentment or indignation
"Her tactless remark offended me"

2. (verb) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
"offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

3. (verb) shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

4. (verb) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"

Definition of 'offend'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) offend
to upset or make sb angry by saying or doing sth they do not approve of
Would it offend him if we didn't go?

2. offend
to break the law
young criminals who offend again and again; I'd be really offended if someone said that to me.

Translation of 'offend'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make feel upset or angry If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.
Afrikaans: beledig, te na kom	Arabic: يُغيظ، يَجْرَح إحْساس	Bulgarian: засягам
Brazilian: ofender	Czech: urazit	German: verletzen
Danish: fornærme; gøre vred	Greek: προβάλλω, θυμώνω κπ.	Spanish: ofender
Estonian: solvama	Farsi: رنجیدن؛ رنجاندن	Finnish: loukata
French: offenser, choquer	Hebrew: לִפגוֹעַ ב-	Hindi: अप्रसन्न करना
Croatian: uvrijediti	Hungarian: (meg)bánt	Indonesian: menyinggung perasaan
Icelandic: móðga	Italian: offendere	Japanese: 怒らせる
Korean: 기분을 상하게 하다	Lithuanian: įžeisti	Latvian: aizvainot; aizskart; apva
Malay: menyinggung perasaan	Dutch: beledigen	Norwegian: støte, fornærme
Polish: urazić	Persian: رنجیدن؛ رنجاندن	Pashto: ځورول
Portuguese: ofender	Romanian: a ofensa, a jigni	Russian: обижать, оскорблять
Slovak: uraziť	Slovenian: užaliti	Serbian: uvrediti
Swedish: förnärma, förolämpa	Thai: ทำให้โกรธ	Turkish: gücendirmek
Taiwanese: 傷害...感情	Ukrainian: зачіпати; ображати	Urdu: ناراض کرنا
Vietnamese: xúc phạm	Chinese: 伤害...感情
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