offend
/əˈfend/verb
उच्चारण अफ़ेन्ड
नाराज़ करना, ठेस पहुँचाना
Core word
- 1
[T] ~ sb
to make somebody feel upset because of something you say or do that is rude or embarrassing
नाराज़ करना, ठेस पहुँचाना
- I hope I didn't offend you.
- I did not mean to offend anyone with my joke.
- His careless words offended the elderly guests.
+ 2 more examples
- I did not want to offend her by refusing the gift.
- Some people are easily offended by loud music.
- 2
[I] formal
to commit a crime or crimes
अपराध करना
- He promised not to offend again.
- Those who offend repeatedly may face longer sentences.
- Those who offend again may lose their licence.
+ 2 more examples
- The young man had offended before and was closely watched.
- Few people offend once and never again.
Synonyms break the law do wrong transgress err
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
British offence and American offense (noun).
Spelling: Noun के रूप में British English में offence लिखते हैं और American English में offense लिखते हैं।
?Which word?
Keep the hurt-feelings words together: offend, insult, affront, slight (treat somebody without respect).
भावनाएँ आहत करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: offend, insult, affront, slight (अनादर से व्यवहार करना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Take offence (feel upset), no offence (meant to show you do not want to upset somebody).
Idioms: take offence (बुरा मानना), no offence (किसी को आहत न करने का भाव दिखाने के लिए)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who breaks the law is an offender; for the first time a first offender; repeatedly a habitual offender or recidivist.
कानून तोड़ने वाला offender (अपराधी); पहली बार first offender; बार-बार habitual offender या recidivist।