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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.) užaliti2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) motiti•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofenziva- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *[əfénd]1.transitive verbžaliti, užaliti, jeziti, razjeziti;2.intransitive verbzagrešiti, grešiti ( against)to be offended at ( —ali with) s.th. — biti jezen na kaj, biti užaljen radi česato be offended with ( —ali by) s.o. — biti jezen na koga, biti užaljen radi koga -
2 spite
1. noun(ill-will or desire to hurt or offend: She neglected to give him the message out of spite.) škodoželjnost2. verb(to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite: He only did that to spite me!) kljubovati- spiteful- spitefully
- spitefulness
- in spite of* * *I [spáit]nounsovražnost, mržnja; jeza, gnev, nevolja; kljubovanje, kljubovalnost, trma; zlobnost, zlohotnost, hudobijain spite — navkljub, navzlic(in) spite of — kljub, navzlicin spite of the fact that... — kljub dejstvu, da..., čepravout of spite, from pure spite — iz zlobe, iz (same) kljubovalnostito have a spite against s.o. — biti jezen na kogaII [spáit]transitive verbzlobno ravnati (s kom), zagosti jo (komu); (u)jeziti, (raz)žaliti; kljubovati (komu)he did it to spite me — naredil je to, da bi me spravil v jezo (meni navkljub)to cut off one's nose to spite one's face — zaradi malenkostne koristi utrpeti škodo, samemu sebi škoditi v nameri, da bi kljubovali komu drugemu, figuratively urezati se -
3 affront
1. noun(an insult, usually one made in public: His remarks were obviously intended as an affront to her.) žalitev2. verb(to insult or offend: We were affronted by the offhand way in which they treated us.) užaliti* * *I [əfrʌnt]transitive verbžaliti, sramotiti; dražiti, izzivati; kljubovati; konfrontiratiII [əfrʌnt]nounžalitev, izzivanje, sramotenjeto offer an affront to, to put an affront upon — (raz)žaliti koga -
4 censor
['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) cenzor2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) cenzor2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) cenzurirati- censorship* * *I [sénsə]nounocenjevalec, kritik, cenzor; (Oɔford) nadzornik vedenja študentovII [sénsə]transitive verbpregledati, kritizirati, ocenjevati; cenzurirati -
5 displease
[dis'pli:z](to offend or annoy: The children's behaviour displeased their father.) užaliti, presedati- displeasure* * *[displí:z]transitive verbne ugajati; (raz)žaliti; mučiti; ne zadovoljiti, (u)jeziti; zameriti seto be displeased with ( —ali by, at) s.th. — biti s čim nezadovoljen, jeziti se zaradi česa -
6 inoffensive
[inə'fensiv](harmless; not likely to offend: an inoffensive remark.) neškodljiv* * *[inəfénsiv]adjective ( inoffensively adverb)neškodljiv, nežaljiv, dobrodušen -
7 politically correct
adjective ((also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people: It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman.) politično korekten, primeren -
8 sensibilities
noun plural (feelings that can be easily hurt by criticism etc: Do try not to offend her sensibilities.) preobčutljivost -
9 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) zadnji
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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 — of‧fend [əˈfend] verb 1. [intransitive] LAW to do something that is a crime: • What can be done to stop criminals offending again? 2. [intransitive, transitive] to make someone angry or upset: • The advertisement was never intended to offend… … Financial and business terms
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 — offend, outrage, affront, insult mean to cause vexation or resentment or damage to self respect. One offends by displeasing another, by hurting his feelings, or by violating his sense of what is proper or fitting {if the First Amendment means… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
offend — I (insult) verb abuse, affront, anger, annoy, be discourteous, be impolite, chagrin, displease, distress, disturb, embarrass, enrage, gall, horrify, hurt, incense, inflame, infuriate, injure, irk, irritate, laedere, madden, make angry, mortify,… … Law dictionary
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
offend — (v.) early 14c., to sin against (someone), from O.Fr. offendre, from L. offendere strike against, stumble, commit a fault, displease, from ob against + fendere to strike (found only in compounds). Meaning to violate (a law), to make a moral false … Etymology dictionary
offend — [v] displease, insult affront, aggrieve, anger, annoy, antagonize, be disagreeable, disgruntle, disgust, disoblige, distress, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, horrify, hurt, irritate, jar, miff, nauseate, nettle, outrage, pain, pique, provoke,… … New thesaurus
offend — ► VERB 1) cause to feel hurt or resentful. 2) be displeasing to. 3) commit an act that is illegal or that goes against an accepted principle. DERIVATIVES offender noun. ORIGIN Latin offendere strike against … English terms dictionary
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
