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- pronunciation:
fend
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
offends, offending, offended |
| definition: |
When you offend someone, you say or do something to make them upset or angry. You hurt their pride or their sense of what is right or wrong.
When Ryan said he didn't want Amy's present, she was offended.The woman was offended when her neighbor called her a liar.The chef was offended when the customer complained about the food.The teenager's disrespectful behavior offended Carla's grandmother.- synonyms:
- abuse, anger, insult
- similar words:
- embarrass, injure, slight, wound
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| related words: |
disagree, insult, shock |
| derivation: |
offender (n.) |
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