English-Thai Dictionary

offence

N การ กระทำผิดกฎหมาย  crime misdemeanour kan-kra-tam-pid-kod-mai

 

offence

N การ ทำให้ ขุ่นเคือง  การ ทำให้ ไม่พอใจ  outrage insult upset pleasure kan-tam-hai-kuan-kuang

 

offence

N การ รุก  attack aggression defense kan-ruk

 

offence

N ความรู้สึก ขุ่นเคือง  resentment indignation umbrage kwam-ru-suek-kuan-kuang

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OFFENCE

OFFENCE Of *fence ", n.

 

Defn: See Offense.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

offence

of fence |əˈfens | ▶noun British spelling of offense.

 

Oxford Dictionary

offence

offence |əˈfɛns |(US offense ) ▶noun 1 a breach of a law or rule; an illegal act: the new offence of obtaining property by deception. • a thing that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right or natural: the outcome is an offence to basic justice. 2 [ mass noun ] annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself: he made it clear he'd taken offence | I didn't intend to give offence . 3 [ mass noun ] the action of attacking someone or something. • ( offense ) |ˈɒfɛns, ˈaː - |N. Amer. the attacking team or players in a sport, especially in American football. PHRASES no offence informal do not be offended. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French offens ‘misdeed ’, from Latin offensus ‘annoyance ’, reinforced by French offense, from Latin offensa ‘a striking against, a hurt, or displeasure ’; based on Latin offendere ‘strike against ’.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

offence

offence noun 1 he denied having committed any offence: crime, illegal /unlawful act, misdemeanour, breach /violation /infraction of the law, felony, wrongdoing, wrong, act of misconduct, misdeed, delinquency, peccadillo, sin, transgression, infringement, act of dereliction, shortcoming, fault, lapse; Law malfeasance; archaic trespass; rare malefaction. 2 the outcome is an offence to basic justice: affront, slap in the face, insult, outrage, injury, hurt, injustice, indignity, slight, snub. 3 I do not want to cause offence: annoyance, anger, resentment, indignation, irritation, exasperation, wrath, displeasure, disapproval, dislike, hard /bad /ill feelings, disgruntlement, animosity, pique, vexation, umbrage, antipathy, aversion, opposition, enmity; literary ire. 4 strategic offence arsenals: attack, offensive, assault, act of aggression, aggression, onslaught, thrust, charge, sortie, sally, invasion, incursion, foray. PHRASES take offence he went out, making it clear he'd taken offence: be /feel offended, take exception, take something personally, be /feel aggrieved, be /feel affronted, take something amiss, take umbrage, get /be /feel upset, get /be /feel annoyed, get /be /feel angry, be /feel indignant, be /feel put out, be /feel insulted, be /feel hurt, be /feel wounded, feel piqued, be /feel resentful, be /feel disgruntled, get /go into a huff, get huffy; informal be /feel miffed, have one's nose put out of joint, be /feel riled; Brit. informal get the hump.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

offence

of fence /əféns /名詞 ｟英 ｠＝offense .