Offend

Verb

 * 1)  To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
 * Your accusations offend me deeply.
 * 1)  To feel or become offended, take insult.
 * Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
 * 1)  To physically harm, pain
 * Strong light offends the eye.
 * 1)  To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
 * Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
 * 1)  To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules
 * 2)  To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
 * 3)   To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
 * 4) * 1896, Adolphus Frederick Schauffler, Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons, W. A. Wilde company, Page 161,
 * "If any man offend not (stumbles not, is not tripped up) in word, the same is a perfect man."
 * 1) * New Testament, Matthew 5:29 (Sermon on the Mount),
 * "If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out."

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:offend

Derived terms

 * offender
 * reoffend

Related terms

 * offense
 * offensive
 * defend
 * fend

Adverbs for Offend
mortally; inevitably; desperately; deeply; morally; spiritually; socially; personally.

Thesaurus
affront, aggrieve, anger, annoy, appall, blemish, blot, breach, break, call names, chagrin, commit sin, contravene, deface, disfigure, disgruntle, disgust, dishonor, disoblige, displease, distress, disturb, do amiss, do wrong, dump on, dysphemize, embarrass, err, exasperate, excite, fleer at, flout, fret, gall, gibe at, give offense, give offense to, give umbrage, grieve, gross out, horrify, humiliate, hurl a brickbat, hurt, hurt the feelings, infract, infringe, insult, irritate, jeer at, jibe at, look a fright, look a mess, look bad, look like hell, look something terrible, mar, miff, mock, nauseate, needle, nettle, offend the eye, outrage, pain, pique, provoke, put down, put off, rankle, rattle, repel, repulse, revolt, rile, ruffle, scandalize, scoff at, shock, sicken, sin, slight, snub, spoil, sting, taunt, transgress, treat with indignity, trespass, turn the stomach, uglify, upset, vex, wound

Etymology
From offendo: < ob: + *undefined:.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * Hungarian: megütköztet,
 * Russian: обижать, обидеть ; , оскорбить


 * Dutch: pijnigen, kwetsen, kwellen
 * Finnish: ,


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Russian: раздражать


 * Dutch: misdoen, kwetsen
 * Finnish: ,


 * Hungarian:
 * Russian: нарушать, нарушить


 * Finnish: ,


 * Dutch: ergeren, kwellen, irriteren


 * Dutch: zich ergeren (reflexive), aanstoot nemen


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: megbántódik


 * : 冒犯 (màofàn), 触犯 (chùfàn)
 * : offenser, blesser, insulter, vexer
 * : beleidigen, verletzen, ergern
 * : megszeg, megbánt, megsért
 * : offendere
 * : offendere


 * : 怒らせる (おこらせる, okoraseru)
 * : 노하게 하다 (nohage hada)
 * : ofender
 * : jigni
 * : ofender
 * : såra