offend
US: /əˈfɛnd/
UK: /əfˈɛnd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
offend /ə'fend/- ngoại động từ
- xúc phạm, làm bực mình, làm khó chịu, làm mất lòng, làm tổn thương
- to offend someone: xúc phạm đến ai
- to be offended at (by) something: giận vì việc gì
- offended with (by) somebody: giận ai
- làm chướng (tai), làm gai (mắt)
- xúc phạm, làm bực mình, làm khó chịu, làm mất lòng, làm tổn thương
- nội động từ
- phạm tội, làm điều lầm lỗi; vi phạm
- to offend against law: vi phạm luật pháp
- xúc phạm, làm bực mình, làm mất lòng
- to offend against someone: xúc phạm ai
- phạm tội, làm điều lầm lỗi; vi phạm
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb1 [often passive] to make sb feel upset because of sth you say or do that is rude or embarrassing: [VN] They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding. + Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke. + She managed to offend her boyfriend's parents as soon as she opened her mouth. + [V] A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.
2 [VN] to seem unpleasant to sb: The smell from the farm offended some people. + an ugly building that offends the eye
3 [V] (formal) to commit a crime or crimes: [V] He started offending at the age of 16. + What is the best way to stop someone who has offended from repeating the offence?
4 [V] ~ (against sb/sth) (formal) to be against what people believe is morally right: comments that offend against people's religious beliefs
offended adjective: Alice looked rather offended.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 hurt (someone's) feelings, affront, insult, slight, snub, give offence, hurt, pain, displease, disgruntle, chagrin, humiliate, embarrass; pique, fret, gall, vex, annoy, irritate, nettle, needle, rankle, provoke, ruffle, outrage, rile, anger, Colloq miff, put (someone's) back up, put (someone's) nose out of joint, tread or step on (someone's) toes, put (someone) out, rattle:
I hope you weren't offended by my saying that you could do with losing some weight
2 disgust, sicken, turn (someone's) stomach, nauseate, repel, repulse, revolt, Colloq turn (someone) off:
I, for one, am offended by seeing explicit sex on television.
Collocation
ADV.
deeply, gravely, greatly
He knew that he had offended her deeply.
| mortally | slightly | easily
He was very sensitive and easily offended.
VERB + OFFEND
be likely to
Omit anything that is likely to offend people.
| be anxious not to, be careful not to, not mean to, take care not to
She stopped mid-sentence, anxious not to offend him.
PREP.
against
Viewers complained that the programme offended against good taste.
PHRASES
feel/look/sound offended
She sounded offended when she replied.
Concise dictionary
offends|offended|offendingə'fendverb
+cause to feel resentment or indignation
+act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
+strike with disgust or revulsion
+hurt the feelings of
