Offending

Offending
Offend Of*fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offending}.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob (see {Ob-}) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See {Defend}.] 1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

2. To displease; to make angry; to affront. [1913 Webster]

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city. --Prov. xviii. 19. [1913 Webster]

3. To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience. [1913 Webster]

4. To transgress; to violate; to sin against. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Marry, sir, he hath offended the law. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. (Script.) To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Who hath you misboden or offended. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out . . . And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off. --Matt. v. 29, 3O. [1913 Webster]

Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing shall offend them. --Ps. cxix. 165. [1913 Webster]


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  • offending — of‧fend‧ing [əˈfendɪŋ] adjective the offending... the thing that is causing a problem: • He demanded that the offending paragraph be deleted. • The company told the judge that the offending ads would no longer be used. * * * offending UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • offending — index delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), felonious, offensive (offending), repugnant (exciting aversion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • offending — of|fend|ing [əˈfendıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) the offending ... the thing that is causing a problem often used humorously ▪ I decided to have the offending tooth removed. 2.) relating to or guilty of an illegal offence ▪ offending behaviour ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • offending — [[t]əfe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: the ADJ n You can use offending to describe something that is causing a problem that needs to be dealt with. The book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted... The dentist commenced to dig, drill… …   English dictionary

  • offending — adjective the offending ... often humorous the thing that is causing a problem: I decided to have the offending tooth removed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • offending — adjective offending against or breaking a law or rule contracts offending against the statute were canceled • Ant: ↑unoffending • Similar to: ↑sinning, ↑offensive, ↑violative …   Useful english dictionary

  • offending — adj. Offending is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑party …   Collocations dictionary

  • offending — of|fend|ing [ ə fendıŋ ] adjective only before noun OFTEN HUMOROUS causing a problem or breaking a rule: It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • offending — un·offending; …   English syllables

  • offending — UK [əˈfendɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] often humorous causing a problem, or breaking a rule It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph …   English dictionary

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