offensive
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif.
Pronunciation Adjectiveoffensive
- Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
- Antonyms: inoffensive
- Some people find pornography offensive.
- An offensive smell.
- Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
- Antonyms: defensive
- The army's offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon.
- (sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
- The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.
- aggressive
- invidious (Intending to cause envious offense)
- French: offensant
- German: beleidigend
- Portuguese: ofensivo
- Russian: оскорби́тельный
- Spanish: ofensivo
- French: offensif
- Portuguese: ofensivo
- Russian: наступа́тельный
- Spanish: ofensiva
- French: offensif
- German: offensiv
- Italian: offensivo
- Portuguese: ofensivo
- Russian: наступа́тельный
- Spanish: ofensivo
offensive
- (countable, military) An attack.
- The Marines today launched a major offensive.
- (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
- He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.
- French: offensive
- German: Offensive, Angriff
- Portuguese: ofensiva
- Russian: наступле́ние
- Spanish: ofensiva
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