offend
Meaning
- (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
- (intransitive) To feel or become offended; to take insult.
- (transitive) To physically harm, pain.
- (transitive) To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
- (intransitive) To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
- (transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
- (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Synonyms
commit sin
do wrong
Translations
offendere
offenser
ofender
ofender
beleidigen
beledigen
προσβάλλω
ofendreFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈfɛnd/
Etymology
From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).
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