v. 25B6; verb
I'm sorry if I offended him : HURT SOMEONE'S FEELINGS, give offence to, affront, displease, upset, distress, hurt, wound; annoy, anger, exasperate, irritate, vex, pique, gall, irk, nettle, tread on someone's toes; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal rile, rattle, peeve, needle, put someone's nose out of joint, put someone's back up.
the smell of cigarette smoke offended him : DISPLEASE, be distasteful to, be disagreeable to, be offensive to, disgust, repel, revolt, sicken, nauseate; informal turn off; N. Amer. informal gross out.
criminals who offend again and again : BREAK THE LAW, commit a crime, do wrong, sin, transgress; archaic trespass.