English > offend: 4 senses > verb 2, social| Meaning | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises. |
|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
|---|
| Example | "offend all laws of humanity" |
|---|
| Synonyms | transgress, infract, violate, go against, breach, break |
|---|
| Narrower | conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene | go against, as of rules and laws |
|---|
| drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof | Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake |
| sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin |
| trespass | break the law |
| trespass, intrude | Enter unlawfully on someone's property |
| Broader | disrespect | show a lack of respect for |
|---|
| Opposite | observe, keep | conform one's action or practice to |
|---|
| Spanish | insultar, ofender, transgredir, violar, vulnerar |
|---|
| Catalan | insultar, transgredir, vulnerar |
|---|
| Adjectives | offensive | morally offensive |
|---|
| offensive | violating / violating or tending to violate / violate or offend against |
| Nouns | offender | a person who transgresses moral or civil law |
|---|
| offense, offence | a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right |
English > offend: 4 senses > verb 3, emotion| Meaning | strike with disgust or revulsion. |
|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
|---|
| Model | The bad news will offend him; The performance is likely to offend Sue |
|---|
| Synonyms | shock, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage |
|---|
| Broader | disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up | Cause aversion in |
|---|
| Spanish | chocar, consternar, deshonrar, escandalizar, horrorizar, impactar, indignar, insultar, ofender |
|---|
| Catalan | escandalitzar, espantar, horroritzar, indignar, insultar, ofendre, sobresaltar, sobtar, ultratjar, xocar |
|---|
| Adjectives | offensive | unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses |
|---|
| offensive | morally offensive |
| offensive | causing or able to cause nausea |
English > offend: 4 senses > verb 4, emotion| Meaning | hurt the feelings of. |
|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
|---|
| Model | Sam cannot offend Sue |
|---|
| Synonyms | hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite |
|---|
| Narrower | diss, insult, affront | treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
|---|
| humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase | Cause to feel shame |
| lacerate | Deeply hurt the feelings of |
| sting | Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
|---|
| Spanish | dañar, herir, insultar, lastimar, lesionar, ofender |
|---|
| Catalan | danyar, ferir, fer mal, insultar, lesionar, nafrar, ofendre |
|---|
| Adjectives | offensive | causing anger / anger or annoyance |
|---|
| Nouns | offense, offence | a lack of politeness |
|---|
