offense
The act of offending.
Noun
- The act of offending.
- The slave fully appreciates the saying, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." When old master's gestures were violent, ending with a threatening shake of the head, and a sharp snap of his middle finger and...
- The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and...
Synonyms: misdoing transgression wrongdoing crime delict delinquency error malfeasance misdeed misdemeanor offense peccadillo sin tort tortfeasance veniality wrong
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A crime or sin.
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An affront, injury, or insult.
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- The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
Synonyms: miff offendedness pique umbrage
- A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
Origin
From Middle English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offensa (“a striking against; displeasure; injury”).
Forms
Synonyms
offense affront barb burn dis diss insult insultation pejorative put-down slam slight slur
Related
Derived
capital offense criminal offense cyberoffense Daffy Duck offense hanging offense hanging offence hurry-up offense indictable offense indictable offence lesser included offense no offense offence to be taken into consideration offenseful offenseless offensensitivity offensible offensive and defensive alliance primary offense regulatory offense regulatory offence shotgun offense status offense summary offense summary offence