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offended
[ uh-fen-did ]
adjective
- feeling or expressing hurt, indignation, or irritation because of a perceived wrong or insult:
The man replied in an offended voice, "My niece would never do anything like that!"
- being the recipient or victim of criminal or morally repugnant behavior:
After the referral agent and the offender speak, the offended individual is invited to speak about how the assault affected them.
- (of a sense, taste, etc.) affected disagreeably:
With the bright neon blue and red, the dress looked like clown garb, so my offended aesthetic sense told me to take it off.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of offend ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- Ǵ·ڱԻ·· adverb
- Ǵ·ڱԻ··Ա noun
- -Ǵ·ڱԻ· adjective
- ܲ·Ǵ·ڱԻ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of offended1
Example Sentences
But Wallace says he was never aware he had offended her until it came to light last year, saying: "I thought we got on."
"We had proved that women were equal to men in magic. It looked ridiculous that they were offended by what we did and that we were thrown out of a magic club for deception."
A minor league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants scrapped plans to use “Gold Diggers” as an alternative team name after women were offended by a video marketing the name.
In addition, Mr Rowe argued that granting anonymity offended the principle of open justice.
did Amber do that so offended the Washington press corps?
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