vverb.emotioncause to feel resentment or indignationSynset:offend pique
Examples:- Her tactless remark offended me
Derivationally Related Form:piqueoffenceoffensive
Hypernyms:anger
Inherited Hypernyms:piqueangerarousemake
Causes:resent
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: pique)
vverb.socialact in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promisesSynset:breach break go against infract offend transgress violate
Examples:- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
Antonyms:keep
Derivationally Related Form:breachinfractionoffensiveoffenceviolatortransgressionoffenseviolativeviolableoffendertransgressor
Hypernyms:disrespect
Inherited Hypernyms:transgressdisrespectrelateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:blunderboobconflictcontravenedrop the ballgoofinfringeintruderun afoulsintransgresstrespass
Full Troponyms:break inconflictcrackdrop the ballfallsintrespass
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.emotionstrike with disgust or revulsionSynset:appal appall offend outrage scandalise scandalize shock
Examples:- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Derivationally Related Form:shockeroffensivescandalisationscandalscandalizationoutrageshock
Hypernyms:churn up disgust nauseate revolt sicken
Inherited Hypernyms:shockdisgustrepeldisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: appall, appal, scandalize, outrage, offend, shock) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: offend, appal, scandalize, outrage, appall)
vverb.emotionhurt the feelings ofSynset:bruise hurt injure offend spite wound
Examples:- She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
- This remark really bruised my ego
Derivationally Related Form:spiteoffenseoffenceoffensive
Hypernyms:arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Inherited Hypernyms:hurtarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:abaseaffrontchagrindisshumblehumiliateinsultlaceratemortifysting
Full Troponyms:crushdehumanizedisshumiliatelaceratereducestingtake down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: hurt) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: wound, offend, spite, hurt, injure)
adjadj.alloffending against or breaking a law or ruleExamples:- contracts offending against the statute were canceled
Antonyms:unoffending
Inherited Hypernyms:offending
Similar to:offensive violative sinning