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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
Milwaukee Music Roundup: Lorna Dune, Brett Newski & The Bad Inventions, Offend Your Friends, The Crosses - WUWM
Democrats Are Trying, Once Again, to Avoid Offending Voters - Bloomberg.com
Opinion | Trump’s mini-me ambassadors are insulting and alienating U.S. allies - The Washington Post
Manchester United: Paul Scholes did not intend to offend Michael Carrick - BBC
Asking Eric: I don’t want to offend, but how do I tell friends with pets I don’t want to eat in their home? - OregonLive.com
No, Gen Z Is Not Actually Offended by the Scary Movie Trailer. Stop It. - iHorror
China knows how to punish countries that offend it - The Economist
Mott Community College president ‘did not mean to offend anyone’ in religious comments - MLive.com
6 Types of Gifts That Can Accidentally Offend the Recipient - marthastewart.com
Offend Your Friends return with rowdy, rousing “Light A Spark” - Milwaukee Record
The right to offend: Why free speech is essential to democracy - FSView & Florida Flambeau
Trine profs’ research shows JDAI helps keep juveniles from re-offending - Trine University
Trump and Newsom Engage in War to See Who Can Offend Voters the Most - Independent Voter News
Broncos' Sean Payton says he didn't mean to offend Russell Wilson - ESPN
As a Twin, I'm Offended by Cloning - persuasion.community
Licence to Offend: The cartoon show they wanted to silence - Creative Boom
BBC “guidelines” endanger and offend Gaza interviewees - The Electronic Intifada
Vinícius Jr. on Real Madrid-Barcelona row: 'Didn't want to offend' - ESPN
Marlon Wayans Warns ‘Scary Movie 6’ “May Offend Some People”: “No Holds Barred” - Deadline
Asking Eric: If I suggest a hotel, they’ll be offended, but I can’t deal with them in my home - The Mercury News
Parents may pull their children from classes that offend their religion, Supreme Court rules - Los Angeles Times
Larry David Refuses to Be Offended - Jewish Journal
Alan Cumming Unloads on the BAFTAs for Managing To Offend Everyone - Pajiba
Nikki Glaser on who she doesn’t want to offend in Hollywood with her jokes - CNN
Scary Movie Returns To Offend Everyone With First Official Trailer - wallofsoundau.com
Lindsay Lohan’s Extremely R-Rated Comedy Successfully Offends Everybody - Giant Freakin Robot
Marlon Wayans Warns ‘Scary Movie 6’ “May Offend Some People”: “No Holds Barred” - IMDb
I Don’t Understand Why I Can’t Wear A Hat In The Clubhouse… Who Does It Actually Offend? - Golf Monthly
Dear Abby: How can I show my neighbors appreciation without offending them? - MassLive.com
Opinion: Addressing the Offended - Opinion, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, U.S., Witchcraft - wildhunt.org
Ro Khanna: “Newsom Doesn’t Want to Offend the Donor Class” - Home ❧ Current Affairs
A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis of co-offending characteristics - Nature
‘You think I’m friends with your dad?’: Los Angeles Lululemon worker checks out a customer who looks familiar. So she asks who he is—and offends him - The Mary Sue
Asking Eric: Is it true millennials are universally offended by criticism? This mom thinks so - OregonLive.com
Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown apologizes if 'Trump dance' offended - ESPN
'Offensive' Cancelled Cartoon Exhibition Now Back On In New Venue - Londonist
Grassley ‘offended’ by Trump jabs over Senate process for judicial nominees - Iowa Capital Dispatch
In Defence of Graham Lineham and the Right to Offend – Iain Wilson - Inforrm's Blog
Israel’s actions offend us more than Bob Vylan | Letters - The Guardian
‘Scary Movie 6’ will offend everyone equally says Marlon Wayans - The Express Tribune
Zac Brown Says He’s “Impossible” To Offend, Surrounds Himself With People That Can Take A Joke: “Got To Have Thick Skin” - Whiskey Riff
Offending the Faith - Commonweal Magazine
Bill Cotterell: Offended by politics? Get over it - Tallahassee Democrat
Armed man wearing 'non-offending pedophile' sign storms stage at NYC Wikipedia conference - NBC News
‘Pop music can be so scared to offend’: Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, the Argentine duo subverting machismo - The Guardian
The ‘bagno’ might offend Northern European sensibilities – but the beach club is a great social leveller - Monocle
Suntay says sorry 'if some people were offended' by 'nag-init' remark but stands by analogy - ABS-CBN
Licence to Offend exhibition cancelled in case it causes offence - The Times
Andrew's 'gratuitously rude' remark that offended a prominent fashion family - Daily Record
Violent thug was free to offend against second victim after delays in justice system - facebook.com
11 Phrases That Offend Highly Intelligent People But Don’t Bother Average Minds At All - YourTango
Why Hamilton offends the Left The musical is free of racial guilt - UnHerd
Opinion: I’m not offended when people praise my spoken English - The Globe and Mail
Why A Free Society Depends on the Right to Offend - NationalWorld
Shop staff abusers to face bans for repeat offending - The Canberra Times
Golf-purist Skip Bayless personally offended by ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ - Awful Announcing
Vinicius Jr 'didn't want to offend' in Clasico clash - China.org.cn
“I Didn’t Want to Offend Him as a Thespo”: Jeff Bridges Talks Working With Method Actor Jared Leto on ‘Tron: Ares’ - Yahoo
Banned teacher worked with vulnerable youth before offending exposed - RNZ
Seven phrases non-horsey people say that are likely to offend equestrians - Horse & Hound
Hard to Offend, Easy to Please: How Love Hopes All Things - Desiring God
Have I offended you? Why it can be good (and bad) to take umbrage - SMH.com.au
Province reports success tackling repeat violent offending - BC Gov News
‘Thoughtless offending’ blamed for Liberal poll rout - Michael West Media
Grim truth about star’s size 22 and size 4 pics - News.com.au
No Intention To Offend Anyone: UP Teacher After Case Over Kanwar Yatra Song - NDTV
Holding parents accountable when children offend - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
'Are they perpetrators or are they victims?': The long shadow of childhood sexual abuse - NZ Herald
JoJo Siwa claims Mickey Rourke 'wanted to offend' her in unaired 'Big Brother' chat - out.com
Less than 1% of population responsible for 40% of all offending in Victoria as crime rate climbs - The Guardian
Public-order prisoners most likely to re-offend - The Law Society of Ireland
Criminals are more likely to re-offend in Australia. It may be down to one factor - SBS Australia
‘No intention to offend’ with flat tours - Otago Daily Times
10 things gringos do that upset Mexicans (and how to avoid them) - Mexico News Daily
Norway's social codes you need to know (so you don't offend the locals) - The Local Norway
'Wolf in sheep's clothing': Ex boys' school staffer avoids jail for child sex offending - NZ Herald
4 Great Metal Bands That Are Guaranteed to Offend Your Relatives This Easter - American Songwriter
No offense, but the freedom to offend is necessary for progress - Carolina Journal
Ksenia Samotiy: Has Gen Z’s rule to never offend anyone (ever) killed off comedy once and for all? - The Irish Independent
Excluded children more likely to offend regardless of social factors, charity finds - Channel 4
Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told - BBC
Why are you so offended? - Harvard Gazette
Have I offended you? Why it can be good (and bad) to take umbrage - The Age
Why aren’t evangelicals offended by Donald Trump? - Baptist News Global
Do I offend you? - Christian Post
Why some people believe ‘marijuana’ is a racist word, and why it doesn’t offend me - Missouri Independent
Asking people to ‘sit’ and ‘kneel’ in church doesn’t offend me - Premier Christianity Magazine
How dare you offend King Jerry!! - South Side Sox
The freedom to offend is a priceless commodity | Kenan Malik - The Guardian
Crime cutting courts to target prolific offending hotspots - GOV.UK
Rowan Atkinson Says Comedy’s Job Is to Offend and That Can’t Be Stopped: ‘Every Joke Has a Victim’ - Variety
Offending to Recovery team receive national recognition for life-changing scheme - West Midlands Police
Kevin Hart's 'Right to Offend' Documentary Event To Premiere on A&E - Variety
Pope Francis never intended to offend: 'Room for everyone in the Church' - Vatican News
Dear Editor – Political Posters Offend, Customer Walks - Culver City Crossroads
My First Band: Dan Wolff (Dead Horses, Offend Your Friends) - Milwaukee Record
Freedom to Offend Under Threat Across Europe - Cato Institute
Washington Redskins’ name, Native mascots offend more than previously reported - University of California, Berkeley
My Sons Are Definitely Going to Offend Our Thanksgiving Host, and I Don’t Know What to Do - Slate
Rating CMU academic buildings (again, because I didn’t offend enough people the first time around) - The Tartan
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'offend'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
iffend,   offebd,   pffend,   offwnd,   ofend,   offfend,   offnd,   offennd,   offendd,   offemd,   ooffend,   offens,   ofefnd,   offrnd,   offedn,   offfend,   ofdend,   ogfend,   ofgend,   fofend,   odfend,   offenf,   offed,   offned,   offen,   ofend,   offeend,   ffend
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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