offense

offense
n
1. violation, infraction, breach, transgression, trespass, infringement; misdeed, wrongdoing, dereliction, slip, lapse, shortcoming, peccadillo; malefaction, sin, desecration, profaneness, blasphemy, sacrilege, peccancy.
2. crime, delinquency, breaking of the law, fault, Law. misdemeanor, Law. delict, Law. malfeasance.
3. atrocity, enormity, abhorrence, abomination, odium, outrage.
4. umbrage, resentment, pique, huff, Inf. miff; petulance, indignation, annoyance, tiff, displeasure; repugnance, disgust, repulsion, revulsion; aversion, disapprobation, opposition, alienation; antipathy, animosity, animus, enmity, hostility, hatred, detestation.
5. attack, assault, onslaught, bombardment, storming, (of troops) dragonnade, aggression, assailment, encounter; offensive, onset, push, thrust, charge, lunge, (both of troops) sortie, sally; invasion, incursion, raid, escalade.
6. attackers, aggressors, assailers, assailants, besiegers, raiders, invaders; opposition, enemy, foe.

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  • offense — [ ɔfɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1225; estre en offense de « être coupable de » fin XIIe; lat. offensa 1 ♦ Parole ou action qui offense, qui blesse qqn dans son honneur, dans sa dignité. ⇒ affront, injure, insulte, outrage. « Plus l offenseur est cher, et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • offensé — offense [ ɔfɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1225; estre en offense de « être coupable de » fin XIIe; lat. offensa 1 ♦ Parole ou action qui offense, qui blesse qqn dans son honneur, dans sa dignité. ⇒ affront, injure, insulte, outrage. « Plus l offenseur est… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • offense — of·fense or of·fence /ə fens/ n 1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal act nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense 2 …   Law dictionary

  • offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • offense — OFFENSE. s. f. Injure de fait ou de parole. Grande offense, griéve offense. offense mortelle. legere offense. offense irréparable. offense faite au Prince en la personne de son Ambassadeur. faire une offense à quelqu un. souffrir une offense.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Offense — Of*fense , Offence Of*fence , n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See {Offend}.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • offensé — offensé, ée (o fan sé, sée) part. passé d offenser. 1°   Qui a reçu une offense. •   Appréhende du moins la colère d une femme offensée, MOL. Festin, I, 3. •   Épicure avait raison de dire que les offenses étaient supportables à un homme sage ;… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • offense — [ə fens′; ] also, and for n. 7 always, [ô′fens΄] n. [ME < MFr < L offensa < pp. of offendere: see OFFEND] 1. an offending; specif., a) the act of breaking a law; sin or crime; transgression b) the act of creating resentment, hurt… …   English World dictionary

  • Offense — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Offense en directo OFFENSE son una banda proveniente de Valencia (España) que se formaron a finales de 1990,cuando cinco tíos llamados Fede,Wensho,Murgui,Javi y Loren,decidieron juntarse para ensayar. En febrero del… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Offense — or Offence (see ce/ se) may refer to: Offence (law), a violation of the penal law Offense (sports), the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring Offense (policy debate), arguments that make a definite value judgment about …   Wikipedia

  • offense — LAW the US spelling of offence * * * offense UK US /əˈfens/ noun US ► OFFENCE(Cf. ↑offence) …   Financial and business terms

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