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offend in English:

1. wound wound


Your wound will soon heal and you will be able to go back home.
Apparently the wound itself only needs a few stitches.
The puncture wound was very deep and had to be examined for infection.
Tom had been released from the hospital, but he was still recovering from the gunshot wound.
The cabinet minister wound up submitting his resignation.
She died after having received several stab wounds. He was seriously wounded in the yesterday's attack.
This is wound
Every time a man is begotten and born, the clock of human life is wound up anew to repeat once more its same old tune that has already been played innumerable times, movement by movement and measure by measure, with insignificant variations.
On the way out, I saw him lying in his own blood, stab wounds in his chest.
20 others were wounded when the gunman opened fire during Sunday service.
What kind of wounds can be very dangerous to life?
State police spokeswoman Janet Welp says the truck wound up crashing into a bridge railing along Interstate 30.
Search not the wound too deep lest thou make a new one.
wounds may be cleansed with water or normal saline
Clutching my painful wound...

2. offence offence


I found it truly regrettable that he should take offence.
Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.
cause offence
Any offence against himself he forgave readily.
Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
The law prescribes certain penalties for this offence.
It is hard to prevent hardened criminals from committing any offence.
I really didn't mean (to cause/give) any offence (= did not intend to upset anyone) - I was just stating my opinion.
He took it as a personal offence that Henry was promoted before him.
A groundless reduction of employee benefits is an offence.
Take no offence, but I think your qualifications aren't enough for this job.
He was not aware that he had committed an offence. Many people take offence at swearing.
In many countries these days it is an offence to smoke in various public places.
Offence is another word for offense, which is a wrongdoing or discourtesy. When you break a legal rule or a social norm, this is an example of an offence.

English word "offend"(offence) occurs in sets:

Word formation nouns

3. offensive


The speaker's comments were highly offensive.
I find just the memory of his overly polite patronizing manner really offensive.
Rwandan rebels are pushing their offensive south as fighting continues in the capital Kigali.
The word "nigger" is an offensive term.
The police conducted an offensive against some drug dealers.
Several soldiers were injured in the offensive.
The general decided to launch an offensive against the enemy camp.
offensive language
I find his every word truly offensive.
It's offensive how inoffensive you are!
We recoiled from the enemy's offensive.
They've banned books containing offensive language.
They do not like him because he can be mean and offensive.
He's very offensive, I don't like him. It was an offensive joke.
I found her remarks deeply offensive. He's very offensive, I don't like him.

4. inoffensive


/ˌɪn.əˈfen.sɪv/ an inoffensive ​article He ​seemed like a ​quiet, inoffensive ​sort of a ​guy.
an inoffensive article

English word "offend"(inoffensive) occurs in sets:

Word formation

5. hurt the feelings of



English word "offend"(hurt the feelings of) occurs in sets:

feeling verb