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O0037900 (ə-fĕnd′)v. of·fend·ed, of·fend·ing, of·fends v.tr.1. To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in: We were offended by his tasteless jokes.2. To be displeasing or disagreeable to: Onions offend my sense of smell.v.intr.1. To result in displeasure: Bad manners may offend.2. a. To violate a moral or divine law; sin.b. To violate a rule or law: offended against the curfew.

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[Middle English offenden, from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere; see g^when- in Indo-European roots.]

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of·fend′er n.Synonyms: offend, insult, affront, outrage
These verbs mean to cause resentment, humiliation, or hurt. To offend is to cause displeasure, wounded feelings, or repugnance in another: "He often offended men who might have been useful friends" (John Lothrop Motley).
Insult implies gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness: "My father had insulted her by refusing to come to our wedding" (James Carroll).
To affront is to insult openly, usually intentionally: "He continued to belabor the poor woman in a studied effort to affront his hated chieftain" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).
Outrage implies the flagrant violation of a person's integrity, pride, or sense of right and decency: "He revered the men and women who transformed this piece of grassland into a great city, and he was outraged by the attacks on their reputation" (James S. Hirsch).

offend

(əˈfɛnd) vb1. to hurt the feelings, sense of dignity, etc, of (a person)2. (tr) to be disagreeable to; disgust: the smell offended him. 3. (intr except in archaic uses) to break (a law or laws in general)[C14: via Old French offendre to strike against, from Latin offendere, from ob- against + fendere to strike] ofˈfender n ofˈfending adj

of•fend

(əˈfɛnd)
v.t. 1. to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in; insult. 2. to affect (the sense, taste, etc.) disagreeably. 3. to violate or transgress (a criminal, religious, or moral law). 4. to hurt or cause pain to. 5. (in Biblical use) to cause to fall into sinful ways. v.i. 6. to cause resentful displeasure; irritate. 7. to err in conduct; commit a sin, crime, or fault. [1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French offendre < Latin offendere to strike against, displease =of- of- + -fendere to strike] of•fend′ed•ly, adv. of•fend′er, n.

offend

Past participle: offended
Gerund: offending

Imperative
offend
offend

Present
I offend
you offend
he/she/it offends
we offend
you offend
they offend

Preterite
I offended
you offended
he/she/it offended
we offended
you offended
they offended

Present Continuous
I am offending
you are offending
he/she/it is offending
we are offending
you are offending
they are offending

Present Perfect
I have offended
you have offended
he/she/it has offended
we have offended
you have offended
they have offended

Past Continuous
I was offending
you were offending
he/she/it was offending
we were offending
you were offending
they were offending

Past Perfect
I had offended
you had offended
he/she/it had offended
we had offended
you had offended
they had offended

Future
I will offend
you will offend
he/she/it will offend
we will offend
you will offend
they will offend

Future Perfect
I will have offended
you will have offended
he/she/it will have offended
we will have offended
you will have offended
they will have offended

Future Continuous
I will be offending
you will be offending
he/she/it will be offending
we will be offending
you will be offending
they will be offending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been offending
you have been offending
he/she/it has been offending
we have been offending
you have been offending
they have been offending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been offending
you will have been offending
he/she/it will have been offending
we will have been offending
you will have been offending
they will have been offending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been offending
you had been offending
he/she/it had been offending
we had been offending
you had been offending
they had been offending

Conditional
I would offend
you would offend
he/she/it would offend
we would offend
you would offend
they would offend

Past Conditional
I would have offended
you would have offended
he/she/it would have offended
we would have offended
you would have offended
they would have offended

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	offend - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"piqueanger - make angry; "The news angered him"
	2.	offend - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, breakdisrespect - show a lack of respect forsin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral lawblunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"trespass - break the lawtrespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
	3.	offend - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"appal, appall, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shockchurn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
	4.	offend - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"spite, wound, bruise, injure, hurtaffront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

offend

verb1. distress, upset, outrage, pain, wound, slight, provoke, insult, annoy, irritate, put down, dismay, snub, aggravate (informal), gall, agitate, ruffle, disconcert, vex, affront, displease, rile, pique, give offence, hurt (someone's) feelings, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), cut to the quick, miff (informal), tread on (someone's) toes (informal), piss you off (taboo slang), put (someone's) nose out of joint, put (someone's) back up, disgruntle, get (someone's) goat (slang) He had no intention of offending the community.
distress please, delight, soothe, appease, placate, assuage, mollify, conciliate2. disgust, revolt, turn (someone) off (informal), put off, sicken, repel, repulse, nauseate, gross out (U.S. slang), make (someone) sick, turn your stomach, be disagreeable to, fill with loathing The smell of cigar smoke offends me.3. break the law, sin, err, do wrong, fall, fall from grace, go astray alleged criminals who offend while on bail

offend

verb1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:affront, huff, insult, miff, outrage, pique.Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.2. To be very disagreeable to:displease.Slang: turn off.Idioms: give offense to, not set right with.3. To violate a moral or divine law:err, sin, transgress, trespass.

Translations

伤害...感情使不舒服犯罪

offend

(əˈfend) verb1. to make feel upset or angry. If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her. 傷害...感情 伤害...感情2. to be unpleasant or disagreeable. Cigarette smoke offends me. 使不舒服 使不舒服ofˈfence , (American) ofˈfense noun1. (any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc. That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye. 觸怒 触怒2. a crime. The police charged him with several offences. 罪過 罪过ofˈfender noun a person who offends, especially against the law. 罪犯 罪犯ofˈfensive (-siv) adjective1. insulting. offensive remarks. 冒犯 冒犯2. disgusting. an offensive smell. 令人討厭的 令人讨厌的3. used to attack. an offensive weapon. 進攻性的 进攻性的 noun an attack. They launched an offensive against the invading army. 進攻 进攻ofˈfensively adverb 令人不快地，無禮地 令人不快地，无礼地 ofˈfensiveness noun 進攻 进攻be on the offensive to be making an attack. She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive. 處於進攻狀態 处于进攻状态take offence (with at) to be offended (by something). He took offence at what she said. 因某事而生氣 因某事而生气

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