āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to offend
01
āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to cause someone to feel disrespected, upset, etc.
Transitive: to offend sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The controversial decision of the company to cut bonuses deeply offended the employees.
āĻŦā§āύāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to feel hurt, insulted, or displeased by someone's words, actions, or behavior
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Laura offended easily, feeling hurt when her friends made plans without inviting her.
āϞāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§āϤ, āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ āϤāĻāύ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause difficulty, discomfort, or pain
Transitive: to offend someone or their senses
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The loud noise from the construction site offended his ears.
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϏā§āĻĨāϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āϞāĻā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to go against established norms or principles
Transitive: to offend norms or principles
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Smoking indoors offends the rules of this establishment.
āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ⧠āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϞāĻā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
offended
offender
offending
offend
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