offend

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verb

1. cause to feel resentment or indignation (Freq. 2)
- Her tactless remark offended me
• Syn:
pique
• Derivationally related forms:
offensive, offence, pique (for: pique)
• Hypernyms:
anger
• Cause:
resent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. hurt the feelings of
- She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
- This remark really bruised my ego
• Syn:
hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite
• Derivationally related forms:
spite (for: spite), offensive, offence, offense
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
diss, insult, affront, lacerate, sting,
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot offend Sue
3. 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
• Syn:
transgress, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
• Ant:
keep (for: break)
• Derivationally related forms:
breach (for: breach), violable (for: violate), violative (for: violate), violator (for: violate), infraction (for: infract), offensive, offender, offence, transgression (for: transgress), transgressor (for: transgress), offense
• Hypernyms:
disrespect
• Hyponyms:
sin, transgress, trespass, drop the ball, blunder,
blunder, goof, conflict, run afoul, infringe,
contravene, intrude
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. strike with disgust or revulsion
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
• Syn:
shock, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
• Derivationally related forms:
outrage (for: outrage), scandalisation (for: scandalise), scandal (for: scandalise), scandalization (for: scandalize), scandal (for: scandalize), offensive, shock (for: shock), shocker (for: shock)
• Hypernyms:
disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will offend him
- The performance is likely to offend Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite, shock, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage, transgress, infract, violate, go against, breach, break, pique
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  observe, keep