offend in English

verb

1

cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.

viewers said they had been offended by bad language

synonyms: hurt someone's feelings, give offense to, affront, displease, upset, distress, hurt, wound, annoy, anger, exasperate, irritate, vex, pique, gall, irk, nettle, ruffle someone's feathers, tread on someone's toes, rub the wrong way, rile, rattle, peeve, needle, miff, put someone's nose out of joint, put someone's back up, piss off

2

commit an illegal act.

a small hard core of young criminals who offend again and again

synonyms: break the law, commit a crime, do wrong, sin, go astray, transgress, trespass

verb

hurt someone's feelings, give offense to, affront, displease, upset, distress, hurt, wound, annoy, anger, exasperate, irritate, vex, pique, gall, irk, nettle, ruffle someone's feathers, tread on someone's toes, rub the wrong way, rile, rattle, peeve, needle, miff, put someone's nose out of joint, put someone's back up, piss off
displease, be distasteful to, be disagreeable to, be offensive to, disgust, repel, revolt, sicken, nauseate, be repugnant to, turn off, gross out
break the law, commit a crime, do wrong, sin, go astray, transgress, trespass
wound, bruise, injure, hurt, spite
appal, scandalise, appall, outrage, shock, scandalize
pique
breach, infract, go against, transgress, violate, break

Use "offend" in a sentence

1. Golden words offend the ears.

2. You could only offend, behave yourself!

3. Does my haughtiness offend you?

4. I will have to offend you!

5. I don't mean to offend you...

6. Do nothing to offend her susceptibilities.

7. I would never wittingly offend him.

8. Do you really wanna offend our hosts?

9. Vulgarity and profanity offend the Spirit.

10. I think I never offend you.

11. Had I done something to offend?

12. I didn't mean to offend you.

13. I do not want to offend him.’

14. You'll often offend people by being hot-tempered.

15. It is a sacrilege to offend democracy.

16. I do not wish to offend anyone.

17. Try not to offend his amour propre.

18. I will offend them with a foolish nation.

19. " A man who does not offend by superiority. "

20. Perhaps, unconsciously, I've done something to offend her.

21. He took care never to offend his visitors.

22. Omit anything that is likely to offend people.

23. The careful language is designed not to offend.

24. Trespass, Apostatize, quarrel; offend, rebel, revolt, transgress(-ion, -or)

25. I didn't mean to offend/upset/hurt your susceptibilities.

26. A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.

27. Take local feelings into account so as not to offend.

28. There can be little doubt that he will offend again.

29. She stopped mid-sentence, anxious not to offend him.

30. She didn't mean to offend you; she was overwrought.

31. It is impolitic to offend people who can help you.

32. I wouldn't sunbathe topless if I thought I might offend anyone.

33. Bogus applicants offend ethnic minorities as much as anyone else.

34. The fruits reaped, when you offend a man beyond our station.

35. I have borne Chastisement I will not offend any more.Job 34:31.

36. 24 synonyms for Antagonize: annoy, anger, insult, offend, irritate, alienate, hassle, aggravate

37. He is very quick-tempered, so no-one dares to offend him.

38. To offend by an open manifestation of disrespect; put a slight upon; offend by effrontery or insolence: as, to affront one by doubting his word; an Affronting speech

39. A solution must be found that doesn't offend too many people.

40. 10 With great patience, Sofia created a weekend that would offend no one.

41. ‘Why go out of the way to offend and Antagonize religious people?’

42. In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.

43. Thus, detraction and Calumny offend against the virtues of justice and charity.

44. 24 synonyms for Antagonize: annoy, anger, insult, offend, irritate, alienate, hassle, aggravate

45. If they offend again, lock them up and throw away the key.

46. I can't invite a Boor like him to dinner! He'd offend the other guests

47. They don’t seem to care if they humiliate peers or offend adults. . . .

48. * See also Abominable, Abomination; Filth, Filthiness; Offend; Rebellion; Ungodly; Unrighteous, Unrighteousness; Wicked, Wickedness

49. Scripture chase activities should never result in hurt feelings or offend the Spirit.

50. That probably means it will offend the few and rip off the many.