offend

Definizione monolingua

offend

offend (third-person singular simple present offends, present participle offending, simple past and past participle offended)

1. (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

   Your accusations offend me deeply.

2. (intransitive) To feel or become offended, take insult.

   Dont worry. I dont offend easily.

3. (transitive) To physically harm, pain

   Strong light offends the eye.

4. (transitive) To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.

   Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience

5. (intransitive) To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules
6. (transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
7. (obsolete, transitive, archaic, biblical) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
   • 1896, Adolphus Frederick Schauffler, Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons, W. A. Wilde company, Page 161,

     ""If any man offend not (stumbles not, is not tripped up) in word, the same is a perfect man.""

   • New Testament, Matthew 5:29 (Sermon on the Mount),

     ""If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out.""

Definizione dizionario offend

offendere

insultare

ledere

oltraggiare

Altri significati:

(transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.

(transitive) To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.

(obsolete) (transitive, archaic, Biblical) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

to physically harm, pain

(intransitive) To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules

to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement

to feel or become offended

hurt (a person’s) feelings

(transitive) To physically harm, pain

to hurt the feelings

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

(intransitive) To feel or become offended, take insult.