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offend
verb
-
offend
,
offending
,
offends
,
offended
to
make
someone
feel
upset
,
annoyed
,
or
hurt
•
I
didn't
mean
to
offend
you
with
my
joke
.
I
didn't
mean
to
offend
you
with
my
joke
.
•
His
rude
comments
offended
everyone
at
the
meeting
.
His
rude
comments
offended
everyone
at
the
meeting
.
From
Latin
offendere
“
to
strike
against
,
displease
”.
verb
-
offend
,
offending
,
offends
,
offended
to
break
a
law
or
rule
;
to
commit
an
illegal
act
•
Young
people
who
first
offend
often
receive
a
warning
instead
of
a
fine
.
Young
people
who
first
offend
often
receive
a
warning
instead
of
a
fine
.
•
She
promised
the
judge
she
would
never
offend
again
.
She
promised
the
judge
she
would
never
offend
again
.
Legal
sense
developed
in
English
during
the
14th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
striking
against
’
to
‘
striking
against
the
law
’.
verb
-
offend
,
offending
,
offends
,
offended
to
be
very
unpleasant
to
someone's
senses
or
moral
feelings
•
The
factory
’
s
smoke
offended
the
villagers
’
sense
of
smell
.
The
factory
’
s
smoke
offended
the
villagers
’
sense
of
smell
.
•
The
neon
sign
was
so
bright
it
seemed
to
offend
the
night
sky
.
The
neon
sign
was
so
bright
it
seemed
to
offend
the
night
sky
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
15th
century
,
applying
‘
striking
against
’
to
senses
and
morals
.
offender
noun
a
person
who
commits
a
crime
or
breaks
the
law
•
The
offender
was
arrested
shortly
after
leaving
the
store
.
The
offender
was
arrested
shortly
after
leaving
the
store
.
•
First-time
offenders
often
receive
lighter
sentences
than
repeat
criminals
.
First-time
offenders
often
receive
lighter
sentences
than
repeat
criminals
.
From
offend
+
-er
,
recorded
in
English
since
the
15th
century
.
noun
someone
or
something
that
causes
trouble
,
annoyance
,
or
a
problem
•
When
the
computer
crashed
,
we
discovered
the
real
offender
was
a
loose
cable
.
When
the
computer
crashed
,
we
discovered
the
real
offender
was
a
loose
cable
.
•
In
his
messy
room
,
the
smelly
shoes
were
the
main
offender
.
In
his
messy
room
,
the
smelly
shoes
were
the
main
offender
.
Extended
figurative
sense
recorded
since
the
19th
century
,
applying
the
idea
of
a
criminal
to
anything
causing
a
problem
.