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of·fend
\\ə-ˈfend\\ verbintransitive verb
1.
  a. to transgress the moral or divine law :

sin

      if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive — Shakespeare
  b. to violate a law or rule : do wrong
      offend against the law
2.
  a. to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury
      took off his shoe and removed the offending pebble
  b. to cause dislike, anger, or vexation
      thoughtless words that offend needlessly
transitive verb
1.
  a.

violate

,

transgress

  b. to cause pain to :

hurt

2. obsolete : to cause to sin or fall
3. to cause to feel vexation or resentment usually by violation of what is proper or fitting
    was offended by their language
• of·fend·er noun
Synonyms.
  , , , mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment. need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting
      hoped that my remarks had not offended her
   implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings
      outraged by their accusations
   implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy
      deeply affronted by his callousness
   suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame
      insulted every guest at the party

offend
  early 14c., "to sin against (someone)," from M.Fr. offendre, from L. offendere "strike against, stumble, commit a fault, displease," from ob "against" + fendere "to strike" (found only in compounds). 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.

☞ offend
of·fend / E5fend / verb1. [often passive] to make sb feel upset because of sth you say or do that is rude or embarrassing
   得罪；冒犯:
  ▪ [VN]
   They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
   你若不参加他们的婚礼,他们会生气的。
   Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke.
   尼尔开那个玩笑并非想冒犯谁。
  ▪ [V]
   A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.
   电视采访者必须小心别得罪人。
2. [VN] to seem unpleasant to sb
   令人不适:
   The smell from the farm offended some people.
   农场散发的气味让一些人闻了不舒服。
   an ugly building that offends the eye
   一座丑陋碍眼的建筑物
3. [V] (formal) to commit a crime or crimes
   犯罪；犯法:
   He started offending at the age of 16.
   他 16 岁就开始犯法。
4. [V] ~ (against sb / sth) (formal) to be against what people believe is morally right
   违背(人情)；违反(常理)；有悖于:
   comments that offend against people's religious beliefs
   有悖人民宗教信仰的评论
• of·fend·ed adj.:
   Alice looked rather offended.
   艾丽斯显得愤愤不已。

offend verb

of·fend
\əˈfend\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English offenden, from Middle French offendre, from Latin offendere, from of- (from ob- to, toward, against) + -fendere to strike — more at ,
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : ,
2.
 a. : to transgress the moral or divine law :
  < if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive — Shakespeare >
 b. : to act in violation of a law, rule, or code : do wrong — used often with against
  < that only those … who will never again offend against the law should be paroled — Fred Finsley >
3.
 a. : to cause difficulty or discomfort or injury
  < took off his shoe and removed the offending pebble >
 b. : to cause dislike, anger, or vexation
  < take care that your dog does not … offend on the common staircase — Agnes M. Miall >
  < a fabric of brick and asbestos that would not offend in that landscape — Bryan Morgan >
transitive verb
1.
 a. : ,
  < a contract not offending a statute … might still be in restraint of trade — C.A.Cooke >
  < at the risk of offending the canons of reviewing — J.N.L.Baker >
 b. obsolete : to strike against : ,
 c. : to cause pain to : ,
  < tasteless billboards that offend the eye >
  < the horse … develops … bony growths around the joints that have been offended — R.R.Dykstra >
2. obsolete : to oppose or obstruct in duty : cause to sin
 < if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out — Mt 5:29 (Authorized Version) >
3. : to cause to feel vexed or resentful : hurt the feelings of
 < some people might be offended at mentioning a novelist in church — Compton Mackenzie >
 < friend of my youth may remember something in a different shape and be offended with my book — W.B.Yeats >
Synonyms:
 , , : indicates causing vexation, resentment, or hurt feelings or occasionally violating notions of what is proper or right
  < begged pardon for having displeased her. In a softened tone she declared herself not at all offended — Jane Austen >
  < hurt and offended by Ivy's rudeness — Willa Cather >
  < an old man asks her to become his mistress: she is not much offended morally, nor is she horrified — E.K.Brown >
  indicates treating with incivility, lack of consideration, rudeness, or contempt, either with willful intent or deliberate indifference to courtesy
  < a vigor, resolution, and at times an arrogance, which affronted his contemporaries — New Republic >
  < further affronted every soldier by saying that as things stood, England's only defense was the navy — Anthony West >
  indicates a deliberate, insolent, wanton causing of another's shame, hurt pride, or humiliation
  < he would insult them flagrantly; he would fling his hands in the air and thunder at their ignorance — Louis Auchincloss >
  applies to flagrant, egregious offense calling forth extreme feelings
  < outraged at the aspersions upon the character of his old friend — S.H.Adams >

  < deputies, outraged because they thought Mendès was appealing over their heads to the people, broke into an angry roar — Time >