Legal Definition and Related Resources of Offend
Meaning of Offend
Synonyms of Offend
(Insult), verb
- abuse
- affront
- anger
- annoy
- be discourteous
- be imperience
- happening
- incident
- instance
- juncture
- moment
- occasio
- occurrence
- opening
- opportunity
- point
- situation
- suitable time
- tempus
- time
(Insult), verb
- abuse
- affront
- anger
- annoy
- be discourteous
- be impolite
- chagrin
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- embarrass
- enrage
- gall
- horrify
- hurt
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- laedere
- madden
- make angry
- mortify
- nettle
- offendere
- outrage
- pain
- pique
- provoke
- ridicule
- rile
- slight
- snub
- taunt
- tease
- treat with discourtesy
- treat with indignity
- vex
- wound
(Violate the law), verb
- break a law
- break the law
- commit a breach of the law
- commit a crime
- commit a fault
- commit an infraction
- commit offense
- commit sin
- contravene
- disobey the law
- disregard the law
- err
- infringe
- infringe a law
- misconduct oneself
- peccare
- transgress
- trespass
- violare
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Grammar
This term is a verb.
Etimology of Offend
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early 14c., “to sin against (someone),” from Old French ofendre “transgress, antagonize,” and directly from Latin offendere “to hit, strike against,” figuratively “to stumble, commit a fault, displease, trespass against, provoke,” from assimilated form of ob “in front of against” (see ob-) + -fendere “to strike” (found only in compounds; see defend). Meaning “to violate (a law), to make a moral false step, to commit a crime” is from late 14c. Meaning “to wound the feelings” is from late 14c. The literal sense of “to attack, assail” is attested from late 14c.; this has been lost in Modern English, but is preserved in offense and offensive. Related: Offended; offending.
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