😠offend

verb
/əˈfɛnd/

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.

Related Vocabularies

to hold on tightly to someone or something
to observe an occasion with festivities or respect
To scold or criticize someone harshly.
to reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree
To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
To limit the size, amount, or range of something.

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