offended

[ uh-fen-did ]
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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.

  1. (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.

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

Origin of offended

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Other words from offended

  • of·fend·ed·ly, adverb
  • of·fend·ed·ness, noun
  • half-of·fend·ed, adjective
  • un·of·fend·ed, adjective

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