What does "offend" mean?

To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

What is a synonym for "offend"?

Common synonyms include: disgust, give offense, hurt, pique, scandalize, shock.

//əˈfɛnd// verb

verb ·Common ·High school level

Verb

1
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult. transitive
"Your accusations offend me deeply."
2
cause to feel resentment or indignation wordnet
3
To feel or become offended; to take insult. intransitive
"Don't worry. I don't offend easily."
4
hurt the feelings of wordnet
5
To physically harm, pain. transitive
"Strong light offends the eye."

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strike with disgust or revulsion wordnet
7
To annoy, cause discomfort or resent. transitive
"Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience"
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act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises wordnet
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To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules. intransitive
"I dailie and hourelie offend in thought, word, and deed, in a relapſe by mine owne weakneſſe and wilfulneſſe, my bonus Genius, my good protecting angel is gone, I am falne from that I was, or would bee, worſe and worſe, […]"
10
To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement. transitive
"Wearing faded baggy offends against the club's rules of proper dress."
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To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall. archaic, obsolete, transitive
""If any man offend not (stumbles not, is not tripped up) in word, the same is a perfect man.""