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Word OFFEND: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

offend

🇺🇸 [əˈfɛnd]

Meanings

To cause someone to feel upset, angry, or hurt. It can also mean to violate a moral, legal, or social standard.

His comment about her appearance offended her deeply.
She didn't intend to offend anyone with her joke.
It is easy to offend someone unknowingly when speaking in another language.

insult • outrage • displease