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Showing words for OFFEND using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Offend

offend

5 Letter Words for Offend

offed

4 Letter Words for Offend

doen, doff, done, endo, fedn, fend, feod, foen, fond, fone, node

3 Letter Words for Offend

def, den, doe, don, edo, eff, end, eof, eon, fed, fen, fod, foe, fon, ned, nef, neo, nod, ode, off, one

Definitions for Offend

[1] to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
[2] to affect (the sense, taste, etc.) disagreeably.
[3] to violate or transgress (a criminal, religious, or moral law).
[4] to hurt or cause pain to.
[5] (in Biblical use) to cause to fall into sinful ways.
[6] to cause resentful displeasure; irritate, annoy, or anger: a remark so thoughtless it can only offend.
[7] to err in conduct; commit a sin, crime, or fault.
[8] to hurt the feelings, sense of dignity, etc, of (a person)
[9] (tr) to be disagreeable to; disgust the smell offended him
[10] (intr except in archaic uses) to break (a law or laws in general)

Words related to Offend

annoy, disturb, exasperate, aggrieve, horrify, sicken, shock, upset, irritate, hurt, outrage, rile, antagonize, sting, disgust, gall, anger, provoke, repulse, disoblige

Words nearby Offend

offboard, offcast, offcut, offenbach, offence, offend, offense, offenseless, offensive, offer, offer document

Origin of Offend

1275–1325; Middle English offenden < Middle French offendre < Latin offendere to strike against, displease, equivalent to of- of- + -fendere to strike

Other words from Offend

of·fend·a·ble , adjective
of·fend·ed·ly , adverb
of·fend·ed·ness , noun
of·fend·er , noun
half-of·fend·ed , adjective
non·of·fend·er , noun
o·ver·of·fend , verb (used with object)
pre·of·fend , verb (used with object)
re·of·fend , verb
un·of·fend·a·ble , adjective
un·of·fend·ed , adjective
un·of·fend·ing , adjective

Word origin for Offend

C14: via Old French offendre to strike against, from Latin offendere, from ob- against + fendere to strike

Synonyms for Offend

aggrieve, anger, annoy, antagonize, disgust, disturb, exasperate, gall, horrify, hurt, irritate, outrage, provoke, rile, shock, sicken, sting, upset, affront, disgruntle, disoblige, distress, fret, jar, miff, nauseate, nettle, pain, pique, repel, repulse, sin, slight, slur, snub, transgress, trespass, vex, wound, be disagreeable, turn one off, zing