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Detailed Synonyms for offend in English

offend:

to offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)

  1. to offend
    to hurt; to aggrieve; to offend; hurt someone's feelings
  2. to offend
    to offend; to do wrong; to wreak evil; to do wrongly
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
    • do wrong verbe (does wrong, did wrong, doing wrong)
    • wreak evil verbe (wreaks evil, wreaked evil, wreaking evil)
    • do wrongly verbe (does wrongly, did wrongly, doing wrongly)
  3. to offend
    to torture; to torment; to hurt; to aggrieve; to offend
    • torture verbe (tortures, tortured, torturing)
    • torment verbe (torments, tormented, tormenting)
    • hurt verbe (hurts, hurt, hurting)
    • aggrieve verbe (aggrieves, aggrieved, aggrieving)
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
  4. to offend
    to hurt; to injure; to maul; to offend; to insult
    • hurt verbe (hurts, hurt, hurting)
    • injure verbe (injures, injured, injuring)
    • maul verbe (mauls, mauled, mauling)
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
    • insult verbe (insults, insulted, insulting)
  5. to offend
    to sin; to commit a sin; to offend
    • sin verbe (sins, sinned, sinning)
    • commit a sin verbe (commits a sin, committed a sin, committing a sin)
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
  6. to offend
    to offend; to put out; to upset; to ruffle
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
    • put out verbe (puts out, put out, putting out)
    • upset verbe (upsets, upset, upsetting)
    • ruffle verbe (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
  7. to offend
    – cause to feel resentment or indignation 1
    to offend; pique
    – cause to feel resentment or indignation 1
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
      • Her tactless remark offended me1
    • pique verbe
  8. to offend
    – hurt the feelings of 1
    to hurt; to bruise; to offend; spite; to wound; to injure
    – hurt the feelings of 1
    • hurt verbe (hurts, hurt, hurting)
      • She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests1
    • bruise verbe (bruises, bruised, bruising)
      • This remark really bruised my ego1
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
    • spite verbe
    • wound verbe (wounds, wounded, wounding)
    • injure verbe (injures, injured, injuring)
  9. to offend
    – strike with disgust or revulsion 1
    to offend; outrage; to shock; to scandalize; appall; scandalise; appal
    – strike with disgust or revulsion 1
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
    • outrage verbe
    • shock verbe (shocks, shocked, shocking)
      • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends1
    • scandalize verbe, américain (scandalizes, scandalized, scandalizing)
    • appall verbe, américain
    • scandalise verbe, britannique
    • appal verbe, britannique
  10. to offend
    – act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises 1
    to breach; to break; to offend; to violate; to transgress; go against; infract
    – act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises 1
    • breach verbe (breaches, breached, breaching)
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • break a law1
      • break a promise1
    • offend verbe (offends, offended, offending)
      • offend all laws of humanity1
    • violate verbe (violates, violated, violating)
      • violate the basic laws or human civilization1
    • transgress verbe (transgresses, transgressed, transgressing)
    • go against verbe
    • infract verbe

Conjugations for offend:

present
  1. offend
  2. offend
  3. offends
  4. offend
  5. offend
  6. offend
simple past
  1. offended
  2. offended
  3. offended
  4. offended
  5. offended
  6. offended
present perfect
  1. have offended
  2. have offended
  3. has offended
  4. have offended
  5. have offended
  6. have offended
past continuous
  1. was offending
  2. were offending
  3. was offending
  4. were offending
  5. were offending
  6. were offending
future
  1. shall offend
  2. will offend
  3. will offend
  4. shall offend
  5. will offend
  6. will offend
continuous present
  1. am offending
  2. are offending
  3. is offending
  4. are offending
  5. are offending
  6. are offending
subjunctive
  1. be offended
  2. be offended
  3. be offended
  4. be offended
  5. be offended
  6. be offended
diverse
  1. offend!
  2. let's offend!
  3. offended
  4. offending
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

offend

  1. offend

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Related Definitions for "offend":

  1. cause to feel resentment or indignation1
    • Her tactless remark offended me1
  2. hurt the feelings of1
  3. strike with disgust or revulsion1
  4. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises1
    • offend all laws of humanity1