Definitions for offensiveness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of•fen•sive*əˈfɛn sɪv or, for 4,5 , ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn-(adj.)
causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating or annoying.
unpleasant or disagreeable to the sense; disgusting.
repugnant to the moral sense, good taste, or the like; repulsive.
pertaining to offense or attack.
characterized by attack; aggressive:
offensive warfare.
(n.)the position or attitude of aggression or attack:
to take the offensive.
an aggressive movement or attack.
* Syn: See hateful.
Origin of offensive:
1540–50; < ML offēnsīvus
of•fen′sive•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness(noun)
the quality of being offensive
Wiktionary
offensiveness(Noun)
The quality of being offensive
Translations for offensiveness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- aanvallendheidAfrikaans
- تَهَجُّم، هجومِيَّهArabic
- атакаBulgarian
- ofensividadePortuguese (BR)
- odpornostCzech
- das BeleidigendeGerman
- offensivt; frastødendeDanish
- προσβλητικότηταGreek
- cualidad de ofensivoSpanish
- ründav käitumineEstonian
- تعرضFarsi
- loukkaavuusFinnish
- nature offensanteFrench
- אִי-נְעִימוּתHebrew
- आक्रामकताHindi
- uvredljivostCroatian
- támadó jellegHungarian
- seranganIndonesian
- e-r/e-ð sem er móðgandiIcelandic
- (carattere offensivo)Italian
- 不快さJapanese
- 비위에 거슬림Korean
- bjaurus charakterisLithuanian
- agresivitāteLatvian
- menyakitkan hatiMalay
- weerzinwekkendheidDutch
- det som er (fra)støtende/offensivtNorwegian
- przykry charakterPolish
- تعرضPersian
- يرغلPashto
- agressividadePortuguese
- caracter ofensatorRomanian
- наступательностьRussian
- odpornosťSlovak
- napadalnostSlovenian
- uvredljivostSerbian
- ความน่ารังเกียจThai
- saldırganlıkTurkish
- 進攻Chinese (Trad.)
- образливістьUkrainian
- ہتک آميزيUrdu
- sự tấn công; sự xúc phạmVietnamese
- 进攻Chinese (Simp.)
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