English-Thai Dictionary

offense

N การกระทำ ผิด  การฝ่าฝืน กฎ  การ กระทำผิดกฎหมาย  felony crime kan-kra-tam-pid

 

offense

N การ โจมตี  การ จู่โจม  attack assault defence kan-jom-te

 

offense

N ความโกรธเคือง  ความบาดหมาง  ความขุ่นเคือง  resentment wrath pleasure kwam-koed-kuang

 

offenseless

ADJ ซึ่ง ป้องกัน ไม่ได้  sueng-pok-kan-mai-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OFFENSE

n.offens'. [L. offensus, offensa.] 1. Displeasure; anger, or moderate anger. He gave them just cause of offense. He took offense.
2. Scandal; cause of stumbling. Christ is called a stone of stumbling and rock of offense to both the houses of Israel. Isaiah 8:14.
3. Any transgression of law, divine or human; a crime; sin; act of wickedness or omission of duty.
Christ was delivered for our offenses, and raised again for our justification. Romans 4:25.
4. An injury.
I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offense to their memories.
5. Attack; assault; as a weapon of offense.
6. Impediment. Matthew 16:23.

 

OFFENSEFUL

a.offens'ful. Giving displeasure; injurious. [Not used. ]

 

OFFENSELESS

a.offens'less. Unoffending; innocent; inoffensive.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OFFENSE; OFFENCE

Of *fense ", Of *fence ", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. offensa. See Offend. ]

 

1. The act of offending in any sense; esp. , a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification. Rom. iv. 25.I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offense to their memories. Dryden.

 

2. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. He was content to give them just cause of offense, when they had power to make just revenge. Sir P. Sidney.

 

3. A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. [Obs. ] Woe to that man by whom the offense cometh! Matt. xviii. 7.

 

Note: This word, like expense, is often spelled with a c. It ought, however, to undergo the same change with expense, the reasons being the same, namely, that s must be used in offensive as in expensive, and is found in the Latin offensio, and the French offense. To take offense, to feel, or assume to be, injured or affronted; to become angry or hostile. -- Weapons of offense, those which are used in attack, in distinction from those of defense, which are used to repel.

 

Syn. -- Displeasure; umbrage; resentment; misdeed; misdemeanor; trespass; transgression; delinquency; fault; sin; crime; affront; indignity; outrage; insult.

 

OFFENSEFUL

OFFENSEFUL Of *fense "ful, a.

 

Defn: Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act. [R.]

 

OFFENSELESS

OFFENSELESS Of *fense "less, a.

 

Defn: Unoffending; inoffensive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

offense

of fense |əˈfens əˈfɛns ˈɔˌfɛns |(Brit. offence ) ▶noun 1 a breach of a law or rule; an illegal act: neither offense violates any federal law. • a thing that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right or natural: the outcome is an offense to basic justice. 2 annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself or one's standards or principles: he went out, making it clear he'd taken offense | I didn't intend to give offense . 3 |ˈôfens, ˈäf -əˈfens |the action of attacking: [ as modifier ] : reductions in strategic offense arsenals. • (in sports ) the team or players who are attempting to score or advance the ball. • (in sports ) the condition of possessing the ball or being on the team attempting to score. PHRASES no offense 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 Dictionary

offense

of |fense ▶noun US spelling of offence.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

offense

offense noun 1 he denied having committed any offense: crime, illegal /unlawful act, misdemeanor, breach of the law, felony, wrongdoing, wrong, misdeed, peccadillo, sin, transgression, infringement; Law malfeasance; informal no-no; archaic trespass; rare malefaction. 2 an offense to basic justice: affront, slap in the face, insult, outrage, violation, slight. 3 I do not want to cause offense: annoyance, anger, resentment, indignation, irritation, exasperation, wrath, displeasure, hard /bad /ill feelings, disgruntlement, pique, vexation, animosity, antipathy. 4 planning our next offense: attack, offensive, assault, onslaught, invasion, incursion, foray, sortie. PHRASES take offense his jokes were very insulting, and many of us took offense: be /feel offended, take exception, take something personally, feel affronted, be /feel resentful, take something amiss, take umbrage, be /get /feel upset, be /get /feel annoyed, be /get /feel angry, get into a huff. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See sin . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

offense

offense n. f. nom féminin Parole, geste, action qui fait de la peine, qui choque quelqu ’un. : Il n ’y a pas d ’offense. SYNONYME affront ; injure ; insulte . Note Orthographique off en se.

 

offenser

offenser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Blesser. : Ils ont offensé leurs amis. SYNONYME froisser ; vexer . verbe pronominal Se froisser. : Tu t ’offenses de la moindre remarque, de ne pas avoir été élu. SYNONYME fâcher ; indigner ; offusquer . Note Syntaxique À la forme pronominale, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de suivie d ’un nom ou d ’un infinitif, avec la conjonction que ou la locution conjonctive de ce que suivie du subjonctif. Elle s ’est offensée qu ’on ne l ’eût pas saluée, de ce qu ’on ne l ’eût pas prévenue. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont offensés qu ’on ne les ait pas reconnus. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

offense

of fense ｟英 ｠of fence /əféns / (! 3 , 4 の意味では ｟米 ｠で /ɑ́ːfens, ɔːf -/も ) →offend 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C «…に対する » 犯罪 , 違法行為, 侵害 , 違反 «against » ▸ Shoplifting is a criminal offense .万引きは刑事犯である ▸ a first [second ] offense 初 [再 ]犯 ▸ an impeachable offense 告発されるべき犯罪 ▸ a serious [capital ] offense 重犯 [死罪 ]2 U C «…にとっての » 侮辱 «to » , 感情を害すること , 反感を抱かせるもの ▸ I don't wish to give offense .別に悪気はないのです ▸ take offense at A Aに立腹する ▸ No offense (to you ).あなたをどうこう言うつもりはない .3 〖集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗〘スポーツ 〙(フットボールなどの )攻撃側 (の選手 [チーム ])▸ play both offense and defense 攻撃と守備の両方に出る .4 U ｟かたく ｠(軍事的 )攻撃 ▸ Offense is the best defense .｟ことわざ ｠攻撃は最善の防御である .