offence
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offenseUK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
» I'm sorry, I meant no offence.
Перепрошую, я не хотів вас образити. — deniko
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
- the action of attacking an enemy
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
Examples
41 sentencesI'm sorry, I meant no offence.
Перепрошую, я не хотів вас образити. — deniko
The best defence is a good offence.
deDie beste Verteidigung ist ein guter Angriff. — Adelpa
I meant no offence.
ruЯ не хотел никого обидеть. — al_ex_an_der
deIch habe es nicht böse gemeint. — Espi
Tom meant no offence.
Том не хотів нікого образити. — deniko
ruТом никого не хотел обидеть. — sharptoothed
deTom wollte niemanden beleidigen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She easily takes offence at trifles.
ruОна легко расстраивается по пустякам. — sharptoothed
Forms
plural: offencesSynonyms
5 synonyms- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right:offense
- the action of attacking an enemy:offenseoffensive
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score:offense
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others:discourtesyoffenseoffensive activity
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended:umbrageoffense
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.