1. (adj) offense, offence, offensive
the action of attacking an enemy
2. (adj) offensive, violative
violating or tending to violate or offend against
"violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
3. (adj) offensive
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
"offensive weapons"
4. (adj) offensive
causing anger or annoyance
"offensive remarks"
5. (adj) unsavory, unsavoury, offensive
morally offensive
"an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
6. (adj) offensive
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
"offensive odors"
7. (adj) dysphemistic, offensive
substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
"`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
8. (adj) nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile
causing or able to cause nausea
"a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
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Definition of 'offensive' 
