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Thesaurus: offend

To strike against; to attack; to assail.

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  1. v. t. To strike against; to attack; to assail.
  2. v. t. To displease; to make angry; to affront.
  3. v. t. To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
  4. v. t. To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
  5. v. t. To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
  6. v. cause to feel resentment or indignation
  7. v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  8. v. strike with disgust or revulsion
  9. v. hurt the feelings of
  10. v:100 v cause to feel resentment or indignation v act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises v strike with disgust or revulsion v hurt the feelings of