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.