Meaning
2 senses(countable)An attack.
The Marines today launched a major offensive.
Offensive, Angriff
наступле́ниеnastuplénije, ата́каatáka
на́ступnástup, ата́каatáka, офензи́ваofenzýva
(uncountable)The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.
the action of attacking an enemy
Examples
112 sentencesTom's jokes are offensive.
Жарти Тома образливі. — deniko
deToms Witze sind beleidigend. — Naina
I personally find that very offensive.
ruЯ нахожу это очень оскорбительным. — Smoky
That statement is both false and offensive.
I find that offensive.
ruЯ нахожу это оскорбительным. — Balamax
That's an offensive question.
ruЭто оскорбительный вопрос. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is froFrom Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is from Latin offendere (“to offend”); see offend.
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Forms
plural: offensives| Singular | offensive |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable