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offend
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
offends; offended; offending
offends; offended; offending
Learner's definition of OFFEND
1
: to cause (a person or group) to feel hurt, angry, or upset by something said or done冒犯；得罪
[+ object]
- His comments about minority groups offended many of us.他对少数民族群体的评论伤了我们许多人的感情。
- She had carefully worded her comments so as not to offend anyone.为了不得罪人，她的评论措辞很小心。
- It offends me that you would make such a remark.你要发表如此的评论，这让我生气。
- Don't worry. I wasn't offended.别担心，我没生气。
- I felt a little offended by their lack of respect.他们的不敬让我有点不高兴。
- Some people are offended by the song's lyrics.这首歌的歌词冒犯了一些人。
- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.对不起，我并不想惹你生气。
[no object]
- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend.对不起，我无意冒犯。
2
[+ object] : to be unpleasant to (someone or something)令人不悦；令人不舒服
- The billboard offends the eye. [=the billboard is not attractive]这块广告牌很碍眼。
3
[no object] formal : to do wrong : to be against what people believe is acceptable or proper违反；违背 — often + against
- Her actions offended against our sensibilities.她的所作所为让我们在情感上难以接受。
4
[no object] formal : to commit a crime犯罪；犯法
- Is he likely to offend again after his release from prison?出狱后，他会不会再次犯罪？
offended; offending; offends
offender noun
Example Sentences
His comments about minority groups offended many of us. She had carefully worded her comments so as not to offend anyone. It offends me that you would make such a remark. Don't worry. I wasn't offended. I felt a little offended by their lack of respect. Some people are offended by the song's lyrics. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend. See More
Recent Examples on the Web No one has a right to maim or kill someone because our words offend them. 
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 Until recently, the idea of the U.S. and Japan fighting together to help Taiwan beat back a Chinese invasion was more of a theoretical notion, and Japan was often at pains not to offend China, its biggest trading partner. Peter Landers, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Even live, Berens (largely) eschewed expletives and explicit topics (beyond some PG-13-level innuendo), and his playful ribbing wouldn't offend anybody. Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 And with all the belt-tightening and revenue-seeking going on at Netflix, saying no to a crazy-expensive sequel might not even offend the artists involved. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2022 The painter’s depictions of prostitutes and drunks living in miserable poverty offend the aesthetics of Norway’s art establishment and challenge the canon to the point of sabotaging his rediscovery. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022 For the design-obsessed, there are also plenty of aesthetically pleasing fans out there that won't offend your exacting eye. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2022 Without the burden of respectability, of shouldering stories for an entire community, the show is free to be light, frothy, melodramatic, and unafraid to offend. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 July 2022 The very question of affordability seemed to offend him. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 June 2022 See More
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 Until recently, the idea of the U.S. and Japan fighting together to help Taiwan beat back a Chinese invasion was more of a theoretical notion, and Japan was often at pains not to offend China, its biggest trading partner. Peter Landers, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Even live, Berens (largely) eschewed expletives and explicit topics (beyond some PG-13-level innuendo), and his playful ribbing wouldn't offend anybody. Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 And with all the belt-tightening and revenue-seeking going on at Netflix, saying no to a crazy-expensive sequel might not even offend the artists involved. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2022 The painter’s depictions of prostitutes and drunks living in miserable poverty offend the aesthetics of Norway’s art establishment and challenge the canon to the point of sabotaging his rediscovery. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022 For the design-obsessed, there are also plenty of aesthetically pleasing fans out there that won't offend your exacting eye. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2022 Without the burden of respectability, of shouldering stories for an entire community, the show is free to be light, frothy, melodramatic, and unafraid to offend. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 July 2022 The very question of affordability seemed to offend him. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English offenden "to assail, violate, displease, hurt the feelings of," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French offendre, borrowed from Latin offendere "to strike against, stumble (upon), trouble, break a rule, displease, annoy," from of-, assimilated variant of ob- ob- + -fendere presumably, "to strike, hit" (unattested without prefixes) — more at defend
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of offend was in the 14th century Phrases Containing offend
verb
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