offend
1. to make someone upset or angry: 2. to commit a crime: 3. to make someone…
Meaning of
offend
in English
offend
verb
uk
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əˈfend
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offend
verb
(
UPSET
)
B2
I
think
she was offended
that
she hadn’t been
invited
to the
party
.
He
looked
offended when you called him
middle-aged
.
If the
sight
of a few
dirty
dishes
offends you, then I
think
you’re in
trouble
!
I really didn’t
mean
to offend her – I just said it
unthinkingly
.
I’m
sorry
if I offended you – I didn’t
mean
any
harm
.
I’ve never
knowingly
offended him.
I didn’t
dare
say anything for
fear
of offending him.
Richard
succeeded
in offending just about everybody in the
room
!
Making people sad, shocked and upset
offend
verb
(
COMMIT CRIME
)
law
Obviously if a
police
officer
offends it’s a
fairly
serious
matter
.
Phrasal verb
(Definition of
offend
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
offend
| American Dictionary
offend
verb
us
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əˈfend
/
cause
to be
upset
or to
hurt
the
feelings
of someone,
esp
. by being
rude
or
showing
a
lack
of
respect
:
I
think
she was offended that she wasn’t
invited
to the
party
.
(Definition of
offend
Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
offend
| Business English
offend
verb
uk
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əˈfend
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us
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LAW
She was
released
from
jail
, only to offend again three
weeks
later
.
The
store
refused
to
stock
the
book
in
case
it might offend
customers
.
He offended her by
implying
that she only got the
job
through
personal
contacts
.
(Definition of
offend
Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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