offense
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offensa.
Pronunciation Nounoffense (American spelling)
- The act of offending.
- A crime or sin.
- 1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 3, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York, Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC ↗:
- The slave fully appreciates the saying, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." When old master's gestures were violent, ending with a threatening shake of the head, and a sharp snap of his middle finger and thumb, I deemed it wise to keep at a respectable distance from him; for, at such times, trifling faults stood, in his eyes, as momentous offenses; and, having both the power and the disposition, the victim had only to be near him to catch the punishment, deserved or undeserved.
- An affront, injury, or insult.
- 1681, John Dryden, “The Preface to Ovid’s Epistles ↗”, in Ovid, Ovid's Epistles, […], 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC ↗, page 26 ↗:
- Thus I have ventur'd to give my Opinion on this Subject againſt the Authority of two great men, but I hope without offence either to their Memories, for I both lov'd them living, and reverence them now they are dead.
- A crime or sin.
- The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
- See also Thesaurus:offense
- Portuguese: ofensa, delito, transgressão
- Russian: преступле́ние
- Portuguese: ofensa, insulto
- Russian: просту́пок
- Spanish: ofensa, insulto
- German: beleidigt sein, gekränkt sein
- Russian: оби́да
- French: attaque, offensive
- Portuguese: ataque
- Russian: нападе́ние
- French: attaque, attaquants
- Portuguese: ataque
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