offended

American  

[uh-fen-did] / əˈfɛn dɪd /

adjective

1. feeling or expressing hurt, indignation, or irritation because of a perceived wrong or insult.

   The man replied in an offended voice, "My niece would never do anything like that!"

2. being the recipient or victim of criminal or morally repugnant behavior.

   After the referral agent and the offender speak, the offended individual is invited to speak about how the assault affected them.

3. (of a sense, taste, etc.) affected disagreeably.

   With the bright neon blue and red, the dress looked like clown garb, so my offended aesthetic sense told me to take it off.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of offend.

Other Word Forms

• half-offended adjective
• offendedly adverb
• offendedness noun
• unoffended adjective

Etymology

Origin of offended

offend ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The office manager refused a request from some staff "who felt offended by the card" to remove it.

From BBC

"He was always worried he had offended you, or done something wrong."

From BBC

“I deeply apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions as I do not stand for any form of racism, bigotry or hate of another group of people.”

From Los Angeles Times

“There was times I was offended, but sometimes he said the truth and the truth hurts,” her mother responded.

From Los Angeles Times

"I have been informed that she is on holiday, so she is scarcely likely to be offended by the flag flying for the next number of hours."

From BBC

Related Words

• angry
• annoyed
• exasperated
• insulted
• outraged