Meaning

4 senses
  1. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.

    Some people find pornography offensive.

    An offensive smell.

    beleidigend

    оскорби́тельныйoskorbítelʹnyj, оби́дныйobídnyj, наступа́тельныйnastupátelʹnyj

    обра́зливийobrázlyvyj, наступа́льнийnastupálʹnyj

    causing anger or annoyance

  2. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.

    (broadly)Socially disrespectful; insensitive.

  3. Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.

    The army's offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon.

  4. Having to do with play directed at scoring.

    The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

    offensiv

    наступа́тельныйnastupátelʹnyj

Examples

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  1. Tom's jokes are offensive.

    Жарти Тома образливі.

    deToms Witze sind beleidigend.

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  2. I personally find that very offensive.

    ruЯ нахожу это очень оскорбительным.

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  3. That statement is both false and offensive.

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  4. I find that offensive.

    ruЯ нахожу это оскорбительным.

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  5. That's an offensive question.

    ruЭто оскорбительный вопрос.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
causing offense:
relating to attack, offense:
Русский
By meaning 2
causing offense:
relating to attack, offense:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
causing offense:
team sports: having to do with play directed at scoring:

Origin

From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is fro

From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is from Latin offendere (“to offend”); see offend.

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