offend
[ uh-fend ]
/ əˈfɛnd /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to cause resentful displeasure; irritate, annoy, or anger: a remark so thoughtless it can only offend.
to err in conduct; commit a sin, crime, or fault.
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Origin of offend
1275–1325; Middle English offenden < Middle French offendre < Latin offendere to strike against, displease, equivalent to of- of- + -fendere to strike
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offend
/ (əˈfɛnd) /
verb
to hurt the feelings, sense of dignity, etc, of (a person)
(tr) to be disagreeable to; disgustthe smell offended him
(intr except in archaic uses) to break (a law or laws in general)
Derived forms of offend
offender, nounoffending, adjectiveWord Origin for offend
C14: via Old French offendre to strike against, from Latin offendere, from ob- against + fendere to strike
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