offend.
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
Meaning & usage
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
Your accusations offend me deeply.
To feel or become offended; to take insult.
Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
To physically harm, pain.
Strong light offends the eye.
To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
Wearing faded baggy offends against the club's rules of proper dress.
To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.