Definition of offend

"offend" in the verb sense

1. pique, offend

cause to feel resentment or indignation

"Her tactless remark offended me"

2. transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

"offend all laws of humanity"

"violate the basic laws or human civilization"

"break a law"

"break a promise"

3. shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

strike with disgust or revulsion

"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

4. hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite

hurt the feelings of

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"

"This remark really bruised my ego"

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Quotations for offend

Long while I sought to what I might compare
Those powerful eyes, which light my dark spirit;
Yet found I nought on earth, to which I dare
Resemble the image of their goodly light.
Not to the sun, for they do shine by night;
Nor to the moon, for they are changed never;
Nor to the stars, for they have purer sight;
Nor to the fire, for they consume not ever;
Nor to the lightning, for they still persevere;
Nor to the diamond, for they are more tender;
Nor unto crystal, for nought may they sever;
Nor unto glass, such baseness might offend her;
Then to the Maker's self the likest be;
Whose light doth lighten all that here we see. [ Spenser ]

Who fears to offend takes the first step to please. [ Gibber ]

We never can willingly offend where we sincerely love. [ Rowland Hill ]

The stone that lies not in your way, need not offend you. [ Proverb ]

Twenty to one offend more in writing too much than too little. [ Roger Ascham ]

Pleasures are sins: we regret to offend God; but, then, pleasures please us. [ Marguerite de Valois ]

Offend but one monk, and the lappets of all cowls will flutter as far as Rome. [ German Proverb ]

We are so desirous of vengeance that people often offend us by not giving offence. [ Madame Deluzy ]

Offend her, and she knows not to forgive; Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live. [ Pope ]

If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind. [ Buddha ]

Business is the salt of life, which not only gives a grateful smack to it, but dries up those crudities that would offend, preserves from putrefaction and drives off all those blowing flies that would corrupt it. [ Feltham ]

Avarice is a uniform and tractable vice; other intellectual distempers are different in different constitutions of mind. That which soothes the pride of one will offend the pride of another, but to the favor of the covetous bring money, and nothing is denied. [ Johnson ]

There is in some men a dispassionate neutrality of mind, which, though it generally passes for good temper, can neither gratify nor warm us: it must indeed be granted that these men can only negatively offend; but then it should also be remembered that they cannot positively please. [ Lord Greville ]

Pity and forbearance, and long-sufferance and fair interpretation, and excusing our brother, and taking in the best sense, and passing the gentlest sentence, are as certainly our duty, and owing to every person that does offend and can repent, as calling to account can be owing to the law, and are first to be paid; and he that does not so is an unjust person. [ Jeremy Taylor ]

offend in Scrabble®

The word offend is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters offend:

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offend in Words With Friends™

The word offend is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters offend:

OFFEND
(72)
 

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Words within the letters of offend

2 letter words in offend (6 words)

3 letter words in offend (13 words)

4 letter words in offend (5 words)

6 letter words in offend (1 word)

offend + 1 blank (2 words)

offend + 2 blanks (5 words)

Words containing the sequence offend

Words that start with offend (6 words)

Words that end with offend (2 words)

Word Growth involving offend

Shorter words in offend

en end fend

en fen fend

of off

Longer words containing offend

offended reoffended

offended unoffended

offender nonoffender nonoffenders

offender offenders nonoffenders

offender offenders reoffenders

offender reoffender reoffenders

offending nonoffending

offending reoffending

offending unoffending

offends reoffends

reoffend reoffended

reoffend reoffender reoffenders

reoffend reoffending

reoffend reoffends