Offend

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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
  • v. To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in.
  • v. To be displeasing or disagreeable to: Onions offend my sense of smell.
  • v. To transgress; violate: offend all laws of humanity.
  • v. To cause to sin.
  • verb-intransitive. To result in displeasure: Bad manners may offend.
  • verb-intransitive. To violate a moral or divine law; sin.
  • verb-intransitive. To violate a rule or law: offended against the curfew.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
  • v. To feel or become offended, take insult.
  • v. To physically harm, pain
  • v. To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
  • v. To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules
  • v. To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
  • v. To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To strike against; to attack; to assail.
  • v. To displease; to make angry; to affront.
  • v. To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy
  • v. To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
  • v. To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
  • verb-intransitive. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.
  • verb-intransitive. To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To strike; attack; assail.
  • To injure; harm; hurt.
  • To displease; give offense or displeasure to; shock; annoy; pain; molest.
  • To disobey or sin against (a person); transgress or violate (a law or right).
  • To cause to offend or transgress; lead into disobedience or evil.
  • Synonyms To vex, chafe, irritate, provoke, nettle, fret, gall.
  • To strike, attack, or assail one.
  • To disobey, violate, or transgress law, whether human or divine; commit a fault or crime; sin: sometimes with against.
  • To give offense or displeasure; do anything displeasing, or calculated to cause dislike or anger.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. strike with disgust or revulsion
  • v. cause to feel resentment or indignation
  • v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  • v. hurt the feelings of
  • Antonym
    please   
    Verb Form
    offended    offending    offends   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disgust    revolt    nauseate    sicken    churn up    anger   
    Form
    reoffend    offender   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    displease    affront    harm    pain    annoy    transgress    violate    stumble    sin    sink   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    End    Friend    Mende    Wend    abend    amend    append    apprehend    ascend    attend   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    monogamist    Repub.    renovator    file    basher    assaulter    murderers'    bitstream    dater    fraudster