What does take offense mean?
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take of·fense
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take offenseverb
To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.
Editors Contribution
take offenseverb
The root meaning of snare or trap but has no real English counterpart.
It's obvious that a person would take offense for someone disrespecting them.
Etymology: Skandalizo
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 6, 2023
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of take offense in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of take offense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of take offense in a Sentence
If someone asks me a question in Spanish, just for the record, don't take offense that I answered in Spanish. It's not an offense to you. It's a respect for others, this idea that somehow people that speak another language aren't, you know, like assimilated into our lives -- here's the dirty little secret: they speak both.
( Biden's) saying to 1.3 million African Americans that you are not black ? Who in the heck does Joe Biden think Joe Biden is ? that is the most arrogant, outrageous comment I've heard in a very long time and I take offense to that.
An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens.
At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.
I'm OK. Just win, baby, i think many of them are saying we need... new leadership, yeah. I don't take offense at that.
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- s'offenserFrench
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