OFFEND

verb see: ob- Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to transgress the moral or divine law ; sin , to violate a law or rule ; do wrong , 2. to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury , to cause dislike, anger, or vexation , transitive verb 1. violate , transgress , to cause pain to ; hurt , to cause to sin or fall, to cause to feel vexation or resentment usually by violation of what is proper or fitting , ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~