Definitions for offense
əˈfɛns or, for 9 , ˈɔ fɛns, ˈɒf ɛnsof·fense

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activitynoun

   a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

2. umbrage, offense, offencenoun

   a feeling of anger caused by being offended

   "he took offence at my question"

3. crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breakingnoun

   (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

   "a long record of crimes"

4. offense, offencenoun

   the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

5. offense, offence, offensivenoun

   the action of attacking an enemy

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. offensenoun

   The act of offending; a crime or sin; an affront or injury.

2. offensenoun

   The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

3. offensenoun

   (often /u02C fns/) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.

4. offensenoun

   (often /u02C fns/) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

5. Etymology: From offensa

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offense

   Offense refers to something that constitutes a breach of a law, rule, or code of conduct, causing annoyance, resentment, or displeasure. It can also refer to the act of attacking or an aggressive action or strategy used in sports or military.

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Offense

   In sports, offense or offence, also known as attack, is the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in offense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is offense. Generally, goals are scored by teams' offenses, but in sports such as American Football it is common to see defenses and special teams score as well. The fielding side in Cricket is also generally known as the bowling attack despite the batting side being the side that scores runs. In Britain and elsewhere, the term offence is almost always taken to mean an infraction of the rules, a penalty or foul, and attack is more likely to be used where Americans would use 'offense'.

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1. Offense

   Offense vs. Offence -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Offense and Offence.

2. Offense

   Offence vs. Offense -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Offence and Offense.

Matched Categories

1. • Anger
   • Operation
   • Team

How to pronounce offense?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say offense in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of offense in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of offense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of offense in a Sentence

1. Chambersburg Borough Manager Jeffrey Stonehill:

   Tormenting a Borough cashier, rather than pleading not guilty to the offense in a court of law, which is his right, is not an appropriate protest in my opinion.

2. Fabiano Silveira:

   The more legitimate actors that participate in this process, the better. This offers more security for the prevention and prosecution of the offense.

3. Jake Paul:

   He no longer speaks from a place of authenticity and you can tell he’s trying to convince himself of his own lies. He takes offense to everything now. He’s bathing in his own insecurity.

4. General Manager John Elway:

   I do believe it's a very helpful offense and that Peyton can fit very easily into it, you don't need to throw for another yard, you don't need to throw another touchdown pass. Where he can really add to his legacy is to win another Super Bowl.

5. Pope Francis:

   I think the media have to be very clear, very transparent, and not fall into—no offense intended—the sickness of coprophagia, that is, always wanting to cover scandals, covering nasty things, even if they are true, and since people have a tendency towards the sickness of coprophagia, a lot of damage can be done.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=offense
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Offense
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=offense