offensive

Meaning

Adj

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.

Noun

1. (countable) An attack.
2. (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.

Opposite of

inoffensive, defensive

Synonyms

attack

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insulting

aggression

unpleasant

abusive

aggressive

strike

unsavoury

nauseous

assault

annoying

odious

unsavory

injurious

loathsome

abominable

outrageous

disgusting

obnoxious

bad

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disagreeable

rude

distasteful

provoking

noisome

attacking

access

foul

verminous

fit

violative

opprobrious

unattractive

sickening

queasy

repugnant

approach

detestable

repulsive

obscene

bellicose

nauseating

nasty

objectionable

offence

deplorable

insolent

invading

invasive

displeasing

Translations

offensief

ofensivo

Offensive

offensive

offensiva

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Angriff

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ofensiva

ofensiva

offensivo

attaque

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ataque

👊

ofensivo

offensif

aanval

attacco

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈfɛnsɪv/

Etymology

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