offensive

Meaning

1. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
2. Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
3. Having to do with play directed at scoring.

troublous

unprepossessing

loathesome

in poor taste

intoreable

anger-provoking

abhominable

abhorrible

himiliating

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈfɛnsɪv/

From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is from Latin offendere (“to offend”); see offend.

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