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1. Cause to feel resentment or indignation
   "Her tactless remark offended me"
   - pique
    
2. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   "offend all laws of humanity"
   - transgress, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
    
3. Strike with disgust or revulsion
   - shock, scandalize, scandalise [Brit], appal [Brit, Cdn], appall [US], outrage
    
4. Hurt the feelings of
   - hurt, wound, injure, bruise, spite

Derived forms: offended, offending, offends

See also: offence [Brit, Cdn], offender, offensive

Type of: anger, arouse, churn up, disgust, disrespect, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, nauseate, provoke, raise, revolt, sicken

Encyclopedia: Offend