offend
To hurt the feelings ofTo hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
» His way of speaking offended me.
Его манера говорить оскорбила меня.
Его манера речи оскорбила меня.
Его манера говорить обидела меня.
Его манера разговаривать обидела меня.
Його манера говорити мене образила.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
Your accusations offend me deeply.
beleidigen
обижа́тьobižátʹ, оби́детьobídetʹ, оскорбля́тьoskorbljátʹ
обража́тиobražáty, обра́зитиobrázyty, кри́вдитиkrývdyty
hurt the feelings of
(intransitive)To feel or become offended; to take insult.
Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
обижа́тьсяobižátʹsja, оби́детьсяobídetʹsja, оскорбля́тьсяoskorbljátʹsja
(transitive)To physically harm, pain.
Strong light offends the eye.
раздража́тьrazdražátʹ
(transitive)To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
(intransitive)To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
(transitive)To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
Wearing faded baggy offends against the club's rules of proper dress.
наруша́тьnarušátʹ, нару́шитьnarúšitʹ
пору́шуватиporúšuvaty
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Examples
531 sentencesHis way of speaking offended me.
Його манера говорити мене образила.
ruЕго манера говорить оскорбила меня.
She apologized for having offended him.
Вона вибачилася за те, що образила його.
Tom didn't mean to offend anyone.
Том не хотів нікого образити.
ruТом не хотел никого обидеть.
Tom didn't mean to offend Mary.
Том не хотів образити Мері.
ruТом не хотел обидеть Мэри.
deTom wollte Maria nicht beleidigen.
I didn't mean to offend Tom.
Я не хотів образити Тома.
ruЯ не хотел обидеть Тома.
deIch wollte Tom nicht beleidigen.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), frFrom Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).
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Forms
offends, offending, offended, offendedSynonyms
44 synonyms- cause to feel resentment or indignation:pique
- strike with disgust or revulsion:shockscandalizescandaliseappalappalloutrage
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises:transgressinfractviolatego againstbreachbreak
- hurt the feelings of:hurtwoundinjurebruisespite
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- was offended by
- offended by what
- offend anyone
- offended by that
- want to offend
- to offend anyone
- offended by your
- mean to offend
- offend anybody
- doesn't offend anyone
- easily offended
- won't be offended