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Offend
/əˈfend/
To hurt someone's feelings or to break a rule or law.
Synonyms:
insult
upset
hurt
provoke
annoy
Antonyms:
appease
please
soothe
gratify
delight
Examples:
'Oh, indeed, ma'am!' rejoined Miss La Creevy, highly
offended
.
Now, everything
offends
him.'
They were
offended
by his refusal.
Etymology:
Derived from Old French "offendre" which means
to strike against
, and Latin "offendere", where
ob-
means
against
and
-fendere
means
to strike
.
Usage Statistics:
14 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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