offend

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   cause to feel resentment or indignation

   The tactless remark offended me.

2. 2
   verb

   act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

   offend all laws of humanity

3. 3
   verb

   To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

   Your accusations offend me deeply.

4. 4
   verb

   To feel or become offended; to take insult.

   Don't worry. I don't offend easily.

5. 5
   verb

   To physically harm, pain.

   Strong light offends the eye.

6. 6
   verb

   To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.

   Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience

7. 7
   verb

   To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.

   I dailie and hourelie offend in thought, word, and deed, in a relapſe by mine owne weakneſſe and wilfulneſſe, my bonus Genius, my good protecting angel is gone, I am falne from that I was, or would bee, worſe and worſe, […]

8. 8
   verb

   To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.

   Wearing faded baggy offends against the club's rules of proper dress.

Etymology

From Middle French offendre, from Latin offendō (“strike, blunder, commit an offense”), from ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“strike”).