offendedness C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /əˈfɛndɪdnəs/ UK /əˈfɛndɪdnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of feeling hurt, insulted, or resentful His exaggerated offendedness over the joke surprised everyone at the table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of feeling hurt,... resentmentindignationumbragepiqueaffrontdispleasure ↔ Opposites pleasurecontentment Word family Related forms offendoffenseoffensiveoffender Etymology AI details From offended (past participle of offend, from Latin offendere, 'to strike against') plus the noun suffix -ness. offendere Latin fendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # offendedness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈfɛndɪdnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈfɛndɪdnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of feeling hurt, insulted, or resentful ## Examples - His exaggerated offendedness over the joke surprised everyone at the table. ## Synonyms - resentment - indignation - umbrage - pique - affront - displeasure ## Antonyms - pleasure - contentment ## Related Forms - offend - offense - offensive - offender ## Roots and Affixes - Root: offendere - Root: fendere ## Etymology From offended (past participle of offend, from Latin offendere, 'to strike against') plus the noun suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Offendedness is from offended (past participle of offend, from Latin offendere, 'to strike against') plus the noun suffix -ness. Important recorded forms include offendere (Latin) and fendere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the state of feeling hurt, insulted, or resentful. The wider family includes related words such as offend, offense, offensive, and offender. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown