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offend
What does offend mean?
offend (verb): cause to feel resentment or indignation.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use offend in a sentence?
- Her tactless remark offended me. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce offend?
/əˈfɛnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does offend come from?
From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to offend
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “offend” mean?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
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go to see a place, as for entertainment
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cause to feel resentment or indignation
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to accept something willingly or gladly
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