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1 offend
ə'fend 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) støte, fornærme2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) plage•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) offensiv, angrep- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offencefornærmeverb \/əˈfend\/1) vekke anstøt hos, støte2) fornærme, krenke, forulempe, såre3) forsynde, synde, feile4) ( bibelsk) forargeoffend against bryte, krenke, forsynde seg motbe offended at\/by something bli støtt over noebe offended with\/by somebody bli fornærmet på noen -
2 spite
1. noun(ill-will or desire to hurt or offend: She neglected to give him the message out of spite.) ondskap, smålighet2. verb(to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite: He only did that to spite me!) ergre, sjikanere- spiteful- spitefully
- spitefulness
- in spite of Isubst. \/spaɪt\/1) ondskap, ondskapsfullhet, malise, sjikane2) smålighet, nag, motviljehave a spite against ha et horn i siden til, bære nag tilin spite of myself trass i, til tross for mot min (egen) viljeout of spite for å være ekkelIIverb \/spaɪt\/1) være ondskapsfull, plage, sjikanere, ergre, forarge2) trasse, trossecut off one's nose to spite one's face sage av den gren man selv sitter på
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offend against the law — index violate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
To offend against — Offend Of*fend , v. i. 1. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin. [1913 Webster] Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James ii. 10. [1913 Webster] If it be a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offend against — sin, transgress; violate (the law) … English contemporary dictionary
Offend — Of*fend , v. i. 1. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin. [1913 Webster] Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James ii. 10. [1913 Webster] If it be a sin to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offend — of|fend [əˈfend] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: offendre, from Latin offendere to strike against, offend ] 1.) [I and T] to make someone angry or upset by doing or saying something that they think is rude, unkind etc ▪ His remarks… … Dictionary of contemporary English
offend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French offendre, from Latin offendere to strike against, offend, from ob against + fendere to strike more at ob , defend Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to transgress the moral or divine law ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
offend — [[t]əfe̱nd[/t]] offends, offending, offended 1) VERB If you offend someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them. [V n] He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community... [V n] The… … English dictionary
offend */ — UK [əˈfend] / US verb Word forms offend : present tense I/you/we/they offend he/she/it offends present participle offending past tense offended past participle offended 1) [transitive] to make someone upset and angry by doing or saying something… … English dictionary
offend — of|fend [ ə fend ] verb * 1. ) transitive to make someone upset and angry by doing or saying something: They avoided saying anything that might offend their audience. The chairman did not seem offended by the criticism. 2. ) intransitive to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Offend — Of*fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offending}.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob (see {Ob }) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See {Defend}.] 1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offend — [ə fend′] vi. [ME offenden < OFr offendre < L offendere, to strike against < ob (see OB ) + fendere, to hit, strike: see DEFEND] 1. to break a law, religious commandment, etc.; commit a sin or crime 2. to create resentment, anger, or… … English World dictionary
