English

Detailed Synonyms for offend in English

offend:

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

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