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offensive - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
offensive
Definition
(noun) the action of attacking an enemy
Synonyms
:
offence
,
offense
Definition
(adj) violating or tending to violate or offend against
Synonyms
:
violative
Example Sentence
violative of the principles of liberty
considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
Definition
(adj) for the purpose of attack rather than defense
Example Sentence
offensive weapons
Definition
(adj) causing anger or annoyance
Example Sentence
offensive remarks
Definition
(adj) morally offensive
Synonyms
:
unsavory
,
unsavoury
Example Sentence
an unsavory reputation
an unsavory scandal
Definition
(adj) unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Example Sentence
offensive odors
Definition
(adj) substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
Synonyms
:
dysphemistic
Example Sentence
`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'
Definition
(adj) causing or able to cause nausea
Synonyms
:
loathsome
,
nauseating
,
nauseous
,
noisome
,
queasy
,
sickening
,
vile
Example Sentence
a nauseating smell
nauseous offal
a sickening stench
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