Antonyms for offense
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-fens or for 7–9, aw-fens, of-ens |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɛns or for 7–9, ˈɔ fɛns, ˈɒf ɛns |
Definition of offense
Origin :- late 14c., "hurt, harm, injury, pain," from Old French ofense "offense, insult, wrong" (13c.) and directly from Latin offensa "an offense, injury, affront, crime," literally "a striking against," noun use of fem. past participle of offendere (see offend). Meaning "action of attacking" and "feeling of being hurt" are both first recorded c.1400. Sense of "breach of the law, transgression" is first recorded late 14c. Sporting sense first recorded 1894.
- noun violation, trespass
- noun insult, displeasure
- noun anger, hard feelings
- For there is a play even with most serious things that has in it no offense.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- I had tasted blood of my master's enemies; also Kokomo was afraid, and that is an offense to me.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- “Not meaning any offense, it was something like that,” said Sucatash, candidly.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- “The excuse more than condones the offense,” continued the other.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- "I've said nothing about any offense," he declared, in a hard, deliberate voice.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- My words need give no offense to any Martian who comes upon them.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
- Headquarters of the vast Army of Offense was in the targo of the Belas.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
- That was their offense, and yet the town was wantonly destroyed.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- If you will pardon the offense, I will promise not to be so remiss in the future.
- Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
- Mr. Lincoln was always lenient when the offense was against himself.
- Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple
Synonyms for offense
- affront
- aggression
- annoyance
- assailment
- assault
- attack
- battery
- black eye
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- breach
- conniption
- crime
- delinquency
- dig
- dirty dig
- displeasure
- explosion
- fault
- fit
- flare-up
- harm
- hit
- huff
- hurt
- indignation
- indignity
- infraction
- injury
- injustice
- ire
- lapse
- left-handed compliment
- malfeasance
- miff
- misdeed
- misdemeanor
- mugging
- needle
- onset
- onslaught
- outburst
- outrage
- peccadillo
- pique
- push
- put-down
- resentment
- scene
- sin
- slam
- slap in the face
- slight
- snub
- tantrum
- tizzy
- transgression
- umbrage
- wounded feelings
- wrath
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- zinger
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