offend

  • 31offend — I. v. a. 1. Affront, displease, vex, chafe, annoy, irritate, provoke, nettle, mortify, fret, gall, give offence to, make angry. 2. Shock, wound, pain, annoy, molest. II. v. n. 1. Give offence. 2. Transgress, sin, do wrong, commit offence, stumble …

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  • 32offend — v 1. affront, chagrin, insult, humiliate …

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  • 33offend — of·fend …

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  • 34offend — of•fend [[t]əˈfɛnd[/t]] 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 …

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  • 35offend — /əˈfɛnd / (say uh fend) verb (t) 1. to irritate in mind or feelings; cause resentful displeasure in. 2. to affect (the sense, taste, etc.) disagreeably. 3. Obsolete to violate or transgress. 4. Obsolete (in biblical use) to cause to sin. –verb… …

  • 36offend —   Ho ohuhū, ho onāukiuki, ho oma au; ōlepolepo (fig.). See pulapula3 …

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  • 37offend — To commit a public offense. To hurt the feelings …

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  • 38offend — v. 1 tr. cause offence to or resentment in; wound the feelings of. 2 tr. displease or anger. 3 intr. (often foll. by against) do wrong; transgress. Derivatives: offendedly adv. offender n. offending adj. Etymology: ME f. OF offendre f. L (as… …

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  • 39To offend against — Offend Of*fend , v. i. 1. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin. [1913 Webster] Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James ii. 10. [1913 Webster] If it be a… …

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  • 40offend against — sin, transgress; violate (the law) …

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