| 单词 | offended |
| 释义 | offended (once / 408 pages) adj Someone who's offended is annoyed, hurt, or disgusted. If one presidential candidate comments snidely on the hairstyle of another, the offended candidate may retaliate. If your feelings are hurt by your brother's comment that he "could take or leave" the chocolate chip cookies you baked for him, you're offended. And your grandmother's offended expression may be the result of the dreadful movie you're watching. Offended comes from the verb offend, specifically its secondary meaning "to wound the feelings." The Latin root is offendere, "to hit, stumble, provoke, or displease." WORD FAMILYoffended: offendedly+/counteroffensive: counteroffensives/inoffensive: inoffensively/offend: offended, offender, offending, offends, offensive/offender: offenders/offending: unoffending/offensive: counteroffensive, inoffensive, offensively, offensiveness, offensives/unoffending: unoffendingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe online reaction to the puzzle was swift, though it seemed more people were entertained than offended. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) “I call it the tyranny of the offended,” she said. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Consumers offended by her father’s inflammatory comments about minorities continue to boycott her line. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) adj hurt or upset she looked offended Syn pained displeased not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure |
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