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offend meaning and definition
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Definition of offend (verb)
- cause to feel resentment or indignation
- "Her tactless remark offended me"
- synonyms: pique
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
- synonyms: breach, break, go against, infract, transgress, violate
- antonym: keep
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
- synonyms: appal, appall, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock
- hurt the feelings of
Source: Princeton University Wordnet