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offend

Synonyms

Verb

1. pique

2. anger, transgress

3. infract, violate, go against, breach, break, disrespect, shock

4. scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage, disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up, hurt

5. wound, injure, bruise, spite, arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Usage
My Business Idea Didn't Work — But Nobody Wanted to Offend Me - Entrepreneur
Offending Ford and Ferrari Fans Simultaneously: Corruptt Mustang - Yahoo Autos
Olivia Harlan Dekker reacts to Braves reporter backlash: 'How does that offend you?' - Fox News
RICK MacLEAN: Art, journalism should both offend at times - PNI Atlantic News
South Dakota lawmakers want to know why criminals re-offend - SiouxlandProud
Olivia Harlan Dekker reacts to Braves reporter backlash: ‘How does that offend you?’ - FOX 8 TV
Bradley Beal offended after Boston Celtics guard comparison (report) - MassLive
Why are you so offended? - Harvard Gazette
Airline seat selection fees offend me ... and they might get worse | Cruising Altitude - AOL.com
We must learn to let people offend each other - The Times
12 Phrases That Offend Gen Z But Don't Bother Older Generations At All - YourTango
English Bulldog ‘Offends Himself’ with Angst Over Empty Bowl and It’s Pure Comedy - ParadePets
Google Blocks 5 Billion Malicious Ads & Suspend 700,000+ Offending Advertiser - CybersecurityNews
Freedom to Offend Under Threat Across Europe - Cato Institute
Why are violent prisoners continuing to offend in jail? - The Spectator
Opinion: Attacks on PURA's Gillett offend her staff - CT Mirror
Universities may offend you. That’s how innovation works. - Stars and Stripes
4 Great Metal Bands That Are Guaranteed to Offend Your Relatives This Easter - American Songwriter
‘I felt offended on behalf of my breasts’ – Jean Hannah Edelstein - The Spectator
How dare you offend King Jerry!! - South Side Sox
'Entrenched' paedophile who was spared jail continued to offend while free - Cornwall Live
Gasperini meant no offence with Lookman pen dig - ESPN
People entitled to private conversations — if they don’t offend, says minister - The Times
Woman ‘Offended’ Husband by Asking for Bigger Diamond 8 Years After Marriage - People.com
GOP Strategist: Trump Did Not Mean to Offend Lesotho - VOA Africa
You may unintentionally be offending people with this common fashion accessory - ABC4 Utah
On Trump’s first day, both parties made moves that could offend their core supporters - San Francisco Chronicle
10 things gringos do that upset Mexicans (and how to avoid them) - Mexico News Daily
Most Voters Have Been Offended by Trump. It’s Not Always a Deal Breaker. - The New York Times
10 Ways Yoga Teachers (Unintentionally) Offend, Annoy, or Otherwise Upset Students - Yoga Journal
11 Phrases That Offend Boomers But Don't Bother Younger Generations At All - YourTango
Can You Get Rid of Your Front Lawn Without Offending the Neighbors? - The New York Times
Asking Eric: They’re offended when I won’t give details of my young husband’s death - The Mercury News
Darlington mayor offends some with remarks during council meeting - WPDE
Study finds MERIT participants far less likely to re-offend - Law Society Journal
Mistral's new tool automatically deletes offending content - Computerworld
What is the upcoming ‘Black Mass’ in Kansas? - KSNT 27 News
Pope Francis never intended to offend: 'Room for everyone in the Church' - Vatican News
‘Everyone's afraid to offend the president’: How the tech giants went silent on Paris - Yahoo
For many Americans, views of offensive speech aren’t necessarily clear-cut - Pew Research Center
Right to offend is essential to being British - The Times
This artist brilliantly tackles the concept of 'being offended' in a colorful comic. - Upworthy
Miss Manners: You shouldn’t assume the blind person is offended - The Mercury News
Kirby Smart laments Georgia football players 'offended' by being coached - Sports Illustrated
Trump 'offended' by Putin's 'endorsement' of Harris - The Kyiv Independent
Kirby Smart: "We have a lot of guys that are offended when you coach them." - FootballScoop.com
Vince Vaughn Says Comedies That Try Not to Offend Are A ‘Snoozefest’ - cracked.com
Netflix viewers have just days to watch controversial Jennifer Lawrence film that 'offended everybody' - The Mirror US
FIR against Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda for offending Christian religious sentiments in Jaat - mangaloretoday.com
Incarcerated B.C. youth more likely not to re-offend, says SFU study - Richmond News
Behind the lines: Offended - County 10
NH bakery owner 'offended' over towns decision against pastry painting - WCAX
Mickey Rourke's 'not a perv & not trying to offend gay people', insists pal - The Sun
'It didn't offend me' – Jeff Madsen responds to NAPT controversy - Poker.org
The Israeli Artist Who Offends Everyone - The Atlantic
Zoe Saldaña Apologizes at Oscars After ‘Many Mexicans Felt Offended’ by ‘Emilia Pérez’ - Variety
We’re losing the right to offend – and that should frighten us all - The Telegraph
‘Snowflakeism’ Gen Z hires are easily offended, and not ready for workplace: business leaders - New York Post
CBB star Mickey Rourke's troubling history with homophobic slurs revealed after pals insisted he 'wasn't tryin - dailymail.co.uk
DA demands parole reform, as 36% of parolees re-offend in some Cape Flats areas, fuelling gang and drug violence - da.org.za
Christians shouldn’t be offended by the Olympics opening ceremony - Premier Christianity Magazine
Bakery owner in New England says he was offended over town's decision against pastry painting - Yahoo
‘Cruel Intentions’ Review: Prime Video Reboot Is Too Boring to Offend - TheWrap
Truth from a Toyota Mechanic Might Offend Toyota Truck Owners - Torque News
A female Jesus? Christians are right to be offended - Premier Christianity Magazine
It's OK to joke about God but don't offend, Pope tells comedians - Reuters
Wildlife traffickers 'freer to offend' after police unit cuts - BBC
"These are the shameful words of a journalist that offended Djokovic" - Punto de Break
Dear Abby: I’m afraid my pregnancy will offend my closest friends - New York Post
Muslim Leaders Condemn ‘Disgraceful’ Olympics Scene: It ‘Offended Us as Much as Them’ - National Catholic Register
NSS: Ban on ad that may offend Christians resembles blasphemy code - National Secular Society
The Book Of Mormon Not For The Easily Offended? - Yorkshire Times
We know enough about brain development to know youth offending reforms probably won’t work - The Conversation
Image Billie Eilish posted that saw her lose 100,000 followers in just one hour - LADbible
Security checks for UK's most radical prisoners taken away because they were 'offended' - Daily Express
City of Pitt Meadows not posting up signs about dogs, Muslims - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News
'Phule' movie controversy: Why Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa's film has been postponed? Did it offend the Brahmin community? - Firstpost
Should I get offended by Mexicans or not? - Mexico News Daily
Breastfeeding 'Sorry to Offend You' billboard campaign - AdNews
Pope Francis apologizes for using slur referring to gay men - NPR
Video surfaces of Dunstall joke about Rioli’s late dad - The Nightly
Let Us Not Offend God - Catholic Exchange
Hard to Offend, Easy to Please: How Love Hopes All Things - Desiring God
Cape Flats Parole Crisis: 36% Re-Offend, DA Demands Urgent Reform - Radio Islam
Oops, did I just offend you again? - Mid-day
Celebrity Big Brother LIVE UPDATES: Mickey Rourke makes 'homophobic' slurs as dramatic third episode airs - dailymail.co.uk
‘Offended we’re not Aboriginal’: foster parents’ ‘culture’ horror - The Australian
'Overhaul education' of children who offend, urges Children's Commissioner - Children & Young People Now
Jamie Oliver withdraws book that 'offended' First Nation Australians - Sky News
Matthew Vaughn On “Vitriolic” Criticism Of ‘Argylle’: “What Have I Done To Offend These People?” - Deadline
Pastor Warns That Calling Jesus "Savior" Might Offend People From Other Religions - Fulcrum7
P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans - CTV News
The six words guaranteed to offend almost anyone - The Sydney Morning Herald
I did not mean to offend Harry Potter fans, Gary Oldman says - Yahoo
The freedom to offend is a priceless commodity | Kenan Malik - The Guardian
Jamie Lever says she wants to carry forward her father Johny Lever's clean comedy - Telegraph India
Pope Francis apologises over reported homophobic slur - BBC
I Taught in San Francisco. Children Are Trained to Be Offended - Newsweek
Rowan Atkinson Says Comedy’s Job Is to Offend and That Can’t Be Stopped: ‘Every Joke Has a Victim’ - Variety
Rivers: Wike never said Fubara offended him – Minister’s aide, Olayinka - Daily Post Nigeria
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'offend'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
offens,   offed,   ofefnd,   offennd,   ffend,   offedn,   ofdend,   offwnd,   offeend,   ogfend,   offebd,   ofend,   ofgend,   offen,   offfend,   pffend,   ofend,   offfend,   ooffend,   offned,   iffend,   fofend,   offnd,   offendd,   offenf,   offrnd,   odfend,   offemd
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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