offense en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑf.ɛns/ team sports senses, especially in the U.S. and Canada
- (US) audio
- /əˈfɛns/
- /ˈɔf.ɛns/ team sports senses, especially in the U.S. and Canada
Etymology
From Middle English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offensa (“a striking against; displeasure; injury”).
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) The act of offending. ▸ A crime or sin.
The slave fully appreciates the saying, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." When old master's gestures were violent, ending with a threatening shake of the head, and a sharp snap of his middle finger and thumb, I deemed it wise to keep at a respectable distance from him; for, at such times, trifling faults stood, in his eyes, as momentous offenses; and, having both the power and the disposition, the victim had only to be near him to catch the punishment, deserved or undeserved.
1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 3, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC:The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
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(US, countable, uncountable) The act of offending. ▸ An affront, injury, or insult.
Thus I have ventur'd to give my Opinion on this Subject againſt the Authority of tvvo great men, but I hope vvithout offence to either of their Memories, for I both lov'd them living, and reverence them now they are dead.
1680, John Dryden, “The Preface to Ovid’s Epistles”, in Ovid, Ovid’s Epistles, […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
- (US, countable, uncountable) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- (US, countable, qualifier:team sports, uncountable) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- (US, countable, qualifier:team sports, uncountable) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| offenses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| offence | Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
defense · defence · defence · defense
Deriveds
lesser included offense · summary offense · indictable offence · hurry-up offense · primary offense · hanging offence · West Coast offense · hanging offense · take offense · regulatory offence · offence to be taken into consideration · indictable offense · the best defense is a good offense · offenseless · offensensitivity · cyberoffense · criminal offense · Daffy Duck offense · status offense · shotgun offense · summary offence · offensive and defensive alliance · offensible · regulatory offense · offenseful · no offense · capital offense
Relateds
sin · offender · crime · offend · offensive
Synonyms
miff · insult · peccadillo · offense · villainy · insultation · dis · misdemeanor · veniality · delict · error · slight · put-down · wrongdoing · malfeasance · sin · misdoing · offense · burn · tort · slur · affront · wrong · put-down · wrongdoing · delinquency · tortfeasance · pique · crime · misdoing · transgression · slam · offendedness · slight · barb · dis · umbrage · diss · misdeed · transgression · pejorative
Translations (88)
ms kesalahan (act of offending against the law) · ru просту́пок (act of offending against manners) · he עֲבֵרָה (act of offending against the law) · pt ofensa (act of offending against manners) · bg настъпление (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · fr attaquants (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · hu sértés (act of offending against the law) · el θυμός (state of being offended) · fr offensive (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · no forseelse (act of offending against the law) · fi loukkaus (act of offending against manners) · mk пре́кршок (act of offending against the law) · ga aithisiú (act of offending against manners) · hy հարձակում (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · uk правопору́шення (act of offending against the law) · sa आगस् (act of offending against the law) · pt ataque (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · fr attaque (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · ca ofensa (act of offending against manners) · ro ofensivă (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · bg нарушение (act of offending against the law) · la offensa (act of offending against manners) · ru оби́да (state of being offended) · he עֶלְבּוֹן (state of being offended) · bg обида (state of being offended) · el επίθεση (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · el επίθεση (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · ru преступле́ние (act of offending against the law) · hy վիրավորանք (act of offending against manners) · sa एनस् (act of offending against the law) · pt transgressão (act of offending against the law) · bg престъпление (act of offending against the law) · ota صوچ (act of offending against the law) · ro atacant (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · de beleidigt sein (state of being offended) · da forseelse (act of offending against the law) · arc אבאשותא (state of being offended) · fi hyökkäys (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · he הַתְקָפָה (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · el αδίκημα (act of offending against the law) · da lovovertrædelse (act of offending against the law) · ka შეტევა (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · pt ataque (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · ga múisiam (state of being offended) · ccc suchi (state of being offended) · la offensa (state of being offended) · ru оскорбле́ние (state of being offended) · eo ofendo (act of offending against manners) · fi lainrikkomus (act of offending against the law) · fi rikos (act of offending against the law) · hu sérelem (act of offending against the law) · la offensa (act of offending against the law) · de Vergehen (act of offending against the law) · hy հարձակում (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · sv kränkthet (state of being offended) · nb lovovertredelse (act of offending against the law) · ca insult (act of offending against manners) · ru правонаруше́ние (act of offending against the law) · hu támadás (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · bg нападение (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · fi hyökkääjät (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · el προσβολή (act of offending against manners) · hy վիրավորվածություն (state of being offended) · de gekränkt sein (state of being offended) · pt ofensa (act of offending against the law) · ka შეურაცხყოფა (state of being offended) · hu sértés (act of offending against manners) · fi hyökkäyspää (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · hy օրինազանցություն (act of offending against the law) · he הַתְקָפָה (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · sv lagöverträdelse (act of offending against the law) · hu sértettség (state of being offended) · ru нападе́ние (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · fi loukkaantuminen (state of being offended) · ro ofensă (act of offending against manners) · mi hēanga (act of offending against the law) · fr attaque (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · es ofensa (act of offending against manners) · bg нападение (portion of a team dedicated to scoring) · pt delito (act of offending against the law) · sv kränkning (act of offending against manners) · ro ofensă (act of offending against the law) · fi rike (act of offending against the law) · hi वार (act of offending against the law) · hu támadás (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score) · pt insulto (act of offending against manners) · hy հանցանք (act of offending against the law) · sv överträdelse (act of offending against the law)