offended
Meaning
simple past and past participle of offend
Synonyms
feel hurt
in a huff
treated with contempt
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈfɛndɪd/
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offend
- (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.
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