Offence

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Chiefly British Variant of offense.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of offending; a crime or sin; an affront or injury.
  • n. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
  • n. A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defence.
  • n. The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See offense.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. etc. See offense, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
  • n. a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  • n. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
  • n. the action of attacking an enemy
  • n. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  • Antonym
    defence   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    squad    team    ire    anger    choler   
    Cross Reference
    sin    crime   
    Variant
    offense   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    offense   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    offense    crime    outrage    injustice    abuse    mistake    sin    fault    injury    treason