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. Kardashian West:

   If you think about a decision that you’ve made in your life and you get life without the possibility of parole for your first-time nonviolent offense, there’s just something so wrong with that.

2. Barry Berke:

   The scheme by President Trump was so brazen, so clear, supported by documents, actions, sworn testimony, uncontradicted contemporaneous records that it's hard to imagine that anybody could dispute those acts, let alone argue that that conduct does not constitute an impeachable offense or offenses.

3. House Democrats:

   Witnesses who testified in the inquiry have denied having awareness of criminal activity or even an impeachable offense, on the key question of the president's state of mind, there is no clear evidence that President Trump acted with malicious intent.

4. Puka Nacua:

   We continued to execute on offense, that was the thing. It was either going to be a big advantage for somebody, or it was going to be a shootout, and they were ready for a shootout, and it was fun.

5. Wade Miley -LRB- 9-9 -RRB-:

   The offense was going for me, they were scoring a lot of runs. I just tried to not give up more than they scored to get them back out there to hit. They can take all the time they want.

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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