offend
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offend
- /əˈfɛnd/
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).
verb offends · offending · offended
- To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult. Your accusations offend me deeply.
- To feel or become offended; to take insult. Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
- To physically harm, pain. Strong light offends the eye.
- To annoy, cause discomfort or resent. Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
- To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules. I dailie and hourelie offend in thought, word, and deed, in a relapſe by mine owne weakneſſe and wilfulneſſe, my bonus Genius, my good protecting angel is gone, I am falne from that I was, or would bee, worſe and worſe, […]
- To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement. Wearing faded baggy offends against the club's rules of proper dress.
- To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall. "If any man offend not (stumbles not, is not tripped up) in word, the same is a perfect man."
Similar: abuse, affront, burn, carry, cut down, disrespect, dis, diss, give stick, heckle, hurt someone's feelings, insult, lapidate, qualifier, misbid, misrespect, misuse, offend, send, scandal, scandalize, slag, slag off, sledge, slight, slur, sneap, spite, wound · Opposite: commend, compliment, flatter, laud, praise, revere, talk up
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: outrage, spite, pique, scandalize, appall, hurt, shock, injure, violate, infract, go against, appal, transgress, break, breach, wound
verb
Similar: abuse, affront, burn, carry, cut down, disrespect, dis, diss, give stick, heckle, hurt someone's feelings, insult, lapidate, qualifier, misbid, misrespect, misuse, offend, send, scandal, scandalize, slag, slag off, sledge, slight, slur, sneap, spite, wound · Opposite: commend, compliment, flatter, laud, praise, revere, talk up
Translations
Every language
verb to hurt the feelings
| Español | ofender |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기분 상하게 하다 gibun sanghage hada |
| 日本語 | 気分を害する kibun o gai suru |
| 中文 | 冒犯 màofàn, 觸犯 /触犯 chùfàn, 得罪 dézuì |
| हिन्दी | अपमान करना apmān karnā |
| Português | ofender |
| Français | offenser, déplaire |
| Deutsch | beleidigen |
| Italiano | offendere |
| Русский | обижа́ть obižátʹ, оби́деть obídetʹ, оскорбля́ть oskorbljátʹ, оскорби́ть oskorbítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xúc phạm |
| العربية | أَهَانَ ʔahāna |
verb to feel or become offended
| Português | ofender-se |
|---|---|
| Русский | обижа́ться obižátʹsja, оби́деться obídetʹsja, оскорбля́ться oskorbljátʹsja, оскорби́ться oskorbítʹsja |
verb to physically harm, pain
| Español | hacer daño, dañar, perjudicar |
|---|---|
| Português | prejudicar |
| Français | blesser |
| Русский | раздража́ть razdražátʹ |
Talk about this word "offend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/offend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. offend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/offend "offend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/offend.Cite this
@misc{offend_2026,
title = {offend},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/offend},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
