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

"If he is offended then I am so sorry. I know it's not easy on debut - and it's happened. Everyone is so sensitive, I know that."

From BBC

Carney was asked Monday if he was offended by being called governor.

From Barron's

Wilson later apologized for the remarks, which offended some customers, and stepped down as chairman of Lululemon’s board.

From MarketWatch

"I offer my sincere apologies to all who I've offended, as well as my fellow candidates, for the truly awful language and views that they contain," he said.

From BBC

Many were offended on behalf of their neurologist.

From BBC

Related Words

• angry
• annoyed
• exasperated
• insulted
• outraged