Offensive əˈfensɪv Connected Adjective Remarks Programme Language Viewers

• offensive remarks
• the programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive.
• racially offensive language/comments
• his comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.

offensive

1. rude in a way that causes somebody to feel upset or annoyed because it shows a lack of respect
• OPPOSITE inoffensive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inoffensive
• offensive remarks
• The programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive.
• racially offensive language/comments
• His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.

Extra Examples

• This sort of attitude is very offensive to black people.
• This job is stressful enough even without clients being offensive.
• The material is patently offensive as measured by the standards for the broadcast medium.
2. extremely unpleasant
• SYNONYM obnoxious
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/obnoxious
• The problem is how to eliminate offensive smells from the processing plant.
3. connected with the act of attacking somebody/something
• COMPARE defensive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/defensive_2
• an offensive war
• offensive action
• He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.
4. connected with the team that has control of the ball; connected with the act of scoring points
• COMPARE defensive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/defensive_2
• offensive play
• an offensive player/lineman/tackle

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from French offensif, -ive or medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens- ‘struck against’, from the verb offendere ‘strike against’.