😠offend

Meaning

to cause someone to feel upset, insulted, or annoyed

to cause displeasure or resentment; to hurt someone's feelings

Example Sentences

She didn’t mean to offend anyone with her remarks.

His rude comments offended many people at the meeting.

Example Expressions

take offense

Synonyms

insult, upset, irritate, annoy, disrespect, hurt, displease

Entry 1

insult, upset, irritate, annoy, disrespect

Entry 2

insult, hurt, upset, displease

Antonyms

please, satisfy, comfort, delight, compliment, praise

Entry 1

please, satisfy, comfort

Entry 2

please, delight, compliment, praise

Collocations

offend someone, deeply offend, intentionally offend, offend against, offend deeply, take offense, cause offense

Entry 1

offend someone, deeply offend, intentionally offend, offend against

Entry 2

offend deeply, offend someone, take offense, cause offense

More Example Sentences

I ended up offending him without meaning to.

I do not want to offend you in any way, I just want to share the correct information.