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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
.
