offensive1 adjectiveoffensive2 noun
offensiveof‧fen‧sive1 /əˈfensɪv/ ●●○ adjective 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- offensive weapons
- Apparently some viewers found the show offensive.
- Government troops took up offensive positions.
- the offensive player of the year
- The BBC received a number of complaints about the offensive remarks made during the interview.
- These pornographic magazines are deeply offensive to women.
- Throughout the football game a small section of the crowd was chanting offensive slogans.
- Your comments are offensive to all Jews.
- He is particularly curious about the offensive line, which was beset by injuries and poor performances last season.
- He was convicted of carrying an offensive weapon and got a 28-day suspended sentence and £200 fine.
- How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap's disfigured face, he wondered.
- The 49ers' first four offensive plays included an interception, a sack and a lost fumble.
- This was offensive to Hinduism, his critics yelled.
- Walsh returns as an administrative assistant to Seifert and will work closely with second-year offensive coordinator Marc Trestman.
THESAURUS
not following the rules of good social behaviour or treating other people with a lack of respect: · It’s rude to interrupt.· He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met.· rude remarks about her stomach
not following the rules of good social behaviour. Impolite sounds rather formal: · It is impolite to stare.· It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.
British English, smart/sassy American English behaving in a way that is a little rude, especially when this is amusing or annoying – used especially about children: · a cheeky grin· Let go, you cheeky monkey (=cheeky child)!· Don’t get smart with me!
saying things that are likely to upset or embarrass someone, without intending to: · a tactless remark· How could you be so tactless?
speaking or behaving in a way that is likely to upset or offend someone: · His remarks are offensive to African-Americans.· offensive language
speaking or behaving in a way that is very rude and offensive to someone: · comments that are insulting to women· The article was full of insulting language.
formal rather rude. Discourteous sounds very formal and is often used when talking about being careful not to upset someone’s feelings: · He did not wish to appear discourteous towards his host.· It would seem discourteous to refuse her offer.
(also bad-mannered) especially written behaving in a rude way, especially because you have never been taught how to behave politely: · Ill-mannered movie-goers talked throughout the entire picture.· It was very bad-mannered.
not showing the proper respect for someone or something: · I felt her comments were disrespectful to all the people who have worked so hard on this project.
formal not showing a proper respect for someone, especially by asking or talking about subjects that you do not have a right to know about: · an impertinent question about his private life· an impertinent young man· Would it be impertinent to ask how old you are?
formal behaving in a way that is deliberately very rude to someone in authority: · The girl’s only response was an insolent stare.· Don’t be so insolent!
formal rude, and having no respect for people who are older or more important: · The boy gave an impudent smile.
showing a lack of respect for someone or something who people are supposed to respect – used especially about comedy programmes and newspaper articles: · an irreverent look at the week’s events· his irreverent sense of humour
Longman Language Activatorwords for describing behaviour, remarks etc that offend people · Throughout the football game a small section of the crowd was chanting offensive slogans.· The BBC received a number of complaints about the offensive remarks made during the interview.deeply offensive (=very offensive) · These pornographic magazines are deeply offensive to women.offensive to · Your comments are offensive to all Jews.
behaviour, remarks etc that are insulting offend someone a lot because they show a lack of respect for them or for their ability, honesty etc: · It's insulting when people assume I must be a racist because I'm from the South.deeply insulting (=very insulting): · I find your criticism deeply insulting.insulting to: · advice that is extremely insulting to unemployed people
to offend a particular person or group of people by showing little respect for their intelligence, ability, beliefs etc: · Leaders described the mosque's destruction as an insult to Muslims.be an insult to somebody's intelligence/ability etc: · The lesson was awful. It was an insult to our intelligence.· If I didn't finish this meal it would be an insult to your superb cooking.
something that is objectionable is likely to offend people because it is morally unacceptable or very unpleasant: · I thought the bedroom scenes were pretty objectionable and unnecessary.· Our goal is to get rid of many of the objectionable features of capitalism.highly/deeply objectionable: · I find it highly objectionable to have to sit near people who are smoking.
WORD SETSaction stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
I found her remarks deeply offensive. Jan was convicted of possessing an offensive weapon.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The press launched a vicious attack on the president. obnoxious odours from a factory
I found her remarks deeply offensive. Jan was convicted of possessing an offensive weapon. The press launched a vicious attack on the president. obnoxious odours from a factory (=one that can be used to attack someone illegally)· He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Marriage experts have slammed Laura's ideas as offensive and pandering to male chauvinism.· To give him an answer to it would have been as offensive as the question.
· I have found the way I have been treated by qualified and unqualified people patronising and presumptuous and deeply offensive.· To entertain the idea that they are matters which are open to discussion is in fact deeply offensive.· He found it deeply offensive to think of Alice-his beautiful Alice - being rejected by anyone.
· It was, though, more offensive than charm.· But this year an even more offensive marketing ploy is keeping me away from my Christmas shopping.· He had often wondered why he found it more offensive and ghoulish than the autopsy itself.· The music mix was more offensive out in the open.
· Lately, Democrats like to believe, the excesses of the Republican Congress have been particularly offensive to women.· Legionnaires on Thursday requested removal of four works that they found particularly offensive.· Mrs Gore even risked the wrath of the record industry by campaigning to have warning labels put on particularly offensive records.· They said the proposal to eliminate this kind of coverage is particularly offensive.
· All that need be proved is that the matter is of a certain type and the manner of presentation patently offensive.
· Paul Verhoeven has a track record of movies so offensive they are perversely beguiling.· It could have been possible for Smith to tell this story without being so offensive.· The X-rays that had proved so offensive and shown up that considerable blob had been taken more than three weeks previously.· We now know that the watery slime so offensive to human sensibilities serves as an incubator for a variety of wildlife.· How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap's disfigured face, he wondered.
NOUN· Ernie Zampese is their third offensive coordinator in five years.· Now, with the 49ers at their 18-yard line, offensive coordinator Marc Trestman called the screen pass.· Dungy recently hired David Shula as offensive coordinator.· Auburn offensive coordinator Rodney Allison said.· It was a good call by much-criticized offensive coordinator Marc Trestman, and the 49ers were in business.· He did not admit to authorship until offensive coordinator Marc Trestman mentioned it.
· The appellant had used offensive language to a 12 year old girl who had run home and complained to her father.· For offensive language, Mayor Brown is in a class of one.
· And despite giving up five sacks to Seattle, the offensive line has been a pleasant surprise.· This line should match up well with the offensive lines on the 49ers' championship teams.· The offensive line was hit particularly hard in Atlanta.· For the first time this season, the 49ers made a change in their starting offensive line.· They have that massive offensive line, and it has played well all year.· But our offensive line is coming together.· It seemed like down there in the second game, our offensive line just overpowered them.· If Brown is able to start, that solves one of four problems on the offensive line.
· The moves were not unexpected for the salary-cap strapped Panthers, who also released offensive lineman James Dexter.· Former Cardinals offensive lineman Bernard Dafney signed with Pittsburgh.· Joe Rudolph, an offensive lineman, also is scheduled for a visit.
· The Cardinals also think this is a deep draft for offensive linemen, and that a good one would be available later.· They ignore offensive linemen and shortchange defensive brilliance.· There were live interviews during the game with offensive linemen.· There are very few offensive linemen who can come in as rookies and play well.
· Only those displaying offensive materials in the windows of multi-storey apartment buildings would seem to be safe from conviction. 3.· I can now see that old people are a real pain, wandering around in their leather jackets and publishing offensive material.· Some companies, such as Universal, have set up lyric committees to prevent the release of offensive material.
· In late June the army again declared the suspension of offensive operations, until July 6.· The war was characterised by mobile offensive operations.
· Chuck Levy, meanwhile, was in for 40 offensive plays and made the most of them.· Sunday, in the third quarter, the 49ers called a stretch of 14 pass plays in 17 offensive plays.· Jody keeps Sally in for twenty-three minutes, watching her pick up the offensive plays and bluff her way through the defense.· The 49ers' first four offensive plays included an interception, a sack and a lost fumble.
· There are many great offensive players in the game right now, maybe because the pitching is so awful.· You have a defender, you have an offensive player.· When the Bruins avoided turnovers, they often looked to Henderson, their best half-court offensive player.
· Shareef Abdur-Rahim had five offensive rebounds in the half.· On one occasion he had been trying to copy the way McKelvey took an offensive rebound and turned it into a basket.· Oregon State had two offensive rebounds against Cal, and both were team rebounds.· We talk about working on boxing out and we box out, then they get 10 offensive rebounds.· We gave them 20 offensive rebounds.· Then Kris Johnson converted an offensive rebound, and Bailey hit two free throws.
· In overtime, Dallas offensive tackle Larry Allen changed his mind at the last moment and called heads instead of tails.· The fifth, reserve offensive tackle Charles McRae, has decided to retire from football following a disappointing six-year career.· A possible comparison: Davis came here rated as the second offensive tackle, behind Florida's Kenyatta Walker.· Most significantly in the short range, it could leave 49ers' offensive tackle Steve Wallace twisting in the wind.· Massive offensive tackle Erik Williams must be paid a $ 5 million bonus this week or he becomes a free agent.
· He appealed to Khrushchev to remove the offensive weapons under United Nations supervision.· Two Haverhill men have been charged with threatening behaviour and possession of offensive weapons.· Police had considered taking action against David as they said he was carrying an offensive weapon his bendy rubber truncheon.· The commuter was prosecuted, found guilty of carrying an offensive weapon, and fined.· Joshua Morris stood in line waiting to be searched for an offensive weapon.· It says it's an offence for anyone to be carrying an offensive weapon.· Moreover, in the 1930s offensive weapons were openly and legally sold.
WORD FAMILYnounoffense/offenseoffenderoffensiveoffensivenessadjectiveoffensive ≠ inoffensiveoffendedoffendingverboffendadverboffensively
1very rude or insulting and likely to upset people OPP inoffensive: I found her remarks deeply offensive.offensive to crude jokes that are offensive to women offensive behaviour► see thesaurus at rude2formal very unpleasant: an offensive smell3[only before noun] for attacking → defensive1(1): Jan was convicted of possessing an offensive weapon. The troops took up offensive positions.4American English relating to getting points and winning a game, rather than stopping the other team from getting points OPP defensive: the Jets’ offensive strategy—offensively adverb: Rick’s remarks were offensively racist.—offensiveness noun [uncountable]offensive1 adjectiveoffensive2 noun
offensiveoffensive2 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Government troops launched an offensive against UNITA positions in the north.
- The great military offensive had failed, and it seemed victory was escaping them.
- The rebel offensive resumed on Thursday, leaving 12 dead and many injured.
- Before the offensive began he had tried in vain to impress this upon his superiors.
- In the view of many analysts here, they did not have to create the impression that they are on the offensive.
- The failure of the Guadalajara offensive marked the end of a period of change discernible in Franco's military tactics.
- The government offensive in Arakan was only part of a broader offensive launched against rebel forces in late 1991.
Longman Language Activatora military attack
when a military force attacks a place or country, using weapons, aircraft, soldiers etc: · The attack began at dawn.· The caller warned that the attacks will continue until the demands are met.attack on: · missile attacks on civilian targetsnaval/air/artillery/terrorist etc attack: · The city is exposed and vulnerable to air attack.· Eleven people were injured in a rocket attack on Sunday night.launch/mount an attack: · International terrorists have mounted an attack aimed at disrupting the huge tourist industry here.go on the attack (=start to attack someone or something): · To my horror, the soldiers went on the attack, killing men, women and children indiscriminately.
when an army from one country enters another country and tries to control it: · The fear of an invasion by rebels is always present.foreign/military etc invasion: · Some analysts fear that increasing desperation could lead to a military invasion of the country's southern neighbors.· the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
a short quick attack by a group of soldiers, planes, or ships on a place that belongs to an enemy: military/bombing/aerial etc raid: · He led a commando raid in the desert.· a surprise raid · NATO bombing raidsair raid (=one carried out by planes dropping bombs): · Some of the most beautiful architecture in the city was destroyed in the air raids.· air-raid sirensraid on/against: · Sixty people are thought to have been killed in the raid on the village just west of the capital.· John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry· As a teenager, he was involved in a raid against a village of Omaha Indians.
a sudden attack by a group of soldiers who have been hiding and waiting for someone: be killed/shot etc in an ambush: · Six or seven of the passengers were killed in an ambush on the narrowest part of the road.lie/wait in ambush (=wait in order to ambush): · They moved slowly, knowing that in the next clump of trees enemy soldiers might be lying in ambush.
a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy: aerial/military/naval etc assault: · a massive armed assault on the cityassault on/against: · Only a successful assault on the rebels' headquarters could have ended the civil war.
a sudden attack, especially one from the air, using bombs: · The rebels launched a retaliatory strike.air/nuclear/missile etc strike: · The bomb strike took place on a camp near Krek. · nuclear strike capability
a planned attack involving large forces and often taking place over several weeks or months, especially as part of a plan to win a war: military/nuclear/air etc offensive: · The great military offensive had failed, and it seemed victory was escaping them.· The rebel offensive resumed on Thursday, leaving 12 dead and many injured.launch/mount an offensive: · Government troops launched an offensive against UNITA positions in the north. offensive on/against: · The President announced a counter-offensive on the rebels.
the act of attacking a country, especially when that country has not attacked first - used especially in political contexts: · The invasion was condemned as 'blatant aggression' by the British Prime Minister.· The President promised to use all his powers to prevent further aggression.armed/foreign/military etc agression: · another example of communist aggressionaggression against: · As our older generation knows from experience, unchecked aggression against a small nation is a prelude to international disaster.an act of aggression: · Any eastward expansion would be regarded by the government as an act of aggression.
WORD SETSaction stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a military offensive A major offensive was launched on August 22.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The press launched a vicious attack on the president. obnoxious odours from a factory
a military offensive A major offensive was launched on August 22. The press launched a vicious attack on the president. obnoxious odours from a factory (=one that can be used to attack someone illegally)· He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· In the last week of February, Etiopia finally launched a major offensive at Badme.· On March 30, 1972, Hanoi launched its own major offensive across the demilitarized zone.· Exactly as had happened the year before, the major offensive was preceded by a significant upswing in fighting.
· There has already been artillery fire, and many expect a new offensive in the coming weeks.· In this mood, McClellan considered planning a new offensive.
NOUN· Creekmur, a Lions offensive lineman during the 1950s, played both guard and tackle in his 10-year career.
VERB· Temperamentally unsuited for compromise, Tatum went on the offensive.· But before Adamowski could get his campaign under way, Daley threw him off balance by going on the offensive.· Hastily revising his plans for my career, he settled us into our Cape Cod retreat and went on the offensive.
· In the last week of February, Etiopia finally launched a major offensive at Badme.· On March 30, 1972, Hanoi launched its own major offensive across the demilitarized zone.· At the same time it launched an ideological offensive launched to justify this approach to solving the crisis.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- But before Adamowski could get his campaign under way, Daley threw him off balance by going on the offensive.
- Hastily revising his plans for my career, he settled us into our Cape Cod retreat and went on the offensive.
- If she could find somewhere dry, she would be able to go on the offensive.
- So she did not need to go on the offensive and was not required to fight.
- Temperamentally unsuited for compromise, Tatum went on the offensive.
- When the Government hinted darkly about a privacy bill in the wake of the Mellor affair, MacKenzie went on the offensive.
- But then Sunderland came up with a new offer and Liverpool launched a fresh diplomatic offensive.
WORD FAMILYnounoffense/offenseoffenderoffensiveoffensivenessadjectiveoffensive ≠ inoffensiveoffendedoffendingverboffendadverboffensively
1a planned military attack involving large forces over a long period: a military offensive A major offensive was launched on August 22.2go on the offensive (also take the offensive) to start attacking or criticizing someone before they start attacking or criticizing you: Republicans went on the offensive over soaring gasoline prices. The international coalition was ready to take the offensive.3charm/diplomatic offensive a planned set of actions intended to influence a lot of people- mickey
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