transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈfend ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French offendre, from Latin offendere to strike against, offend, from ob- against + -fendere to strike — more at ob- , defend
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to transgress the moral or divine law : sin
if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offend ing soul alive — Shakespeare
b. : to violate a law or rule : do wrong
offend against the law
2.
a. : to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury
took off his shoe and removed the offend ing pebble
b. : to cause dislike, anger, or vexation
thoughtless words that offend needlessly
transitive verb
1.
a. : violate , transgress
b. : to cause pain to : hurt
2. obsolete : to cause to sin or fall
3. : to cause to feel vexation or resentment usually by violation of what is proper or fitting
was offend ed by their language
• of·fend·er noun
Synonyms:
offend , outrage , affront , insult mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment. offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting
hoped that my remarks had not offended her
outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings
outraged by their accusations
affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy
deeply affronted by his callousness
insult suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame
insulted every guest at the party