offended

of·fend

 (ə-fĕnd′)

v. of·fend·ed, of·fend·ing, of·fends

v.tr.

1. To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in: We were offended by his tasteless jokes.

2. To be displeasing or disagreeable to: Onions offend my sense of smell.

v.intr.

1. To result in displeasure: Bad manners may offend.

2.

a. To violate a moral or divine law; sin.

b. To violate a rule or law: offended against the curfew.

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[Middle English offenden, from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere; see g^when- in Indo-European roots.]

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of·fend′er n.

Synonyms: offend, insult, affront, outrage
These verbs mean to cause resentment, humiliation, or hurt. To offend is to cause displeasure, wounded feelings, or repugnance in another: "He often offended men who might have been useful friends" (John Lothrop Motley).
Insult implies gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness: "My father had insulted her by refusing to come to our wedding" (James Carroll).
To affront is to insult openly, usually intentionally: "He continued to belabor the poor woman in a studied effort to affront his hated chieftain" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).
Outrage implies the flagrant violation of a person's integrity, pride, or sense of right and decency: "He revered the men and women who transformed this piece of grassland into a great city, and he was outraged by the attacks on their reputation" (James S. Hirsch).

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offended

(əˈfɛndɪd)

adj

upset or angry

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

offended - hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression" pained displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

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offended

adjective upset, pained, hurt, bothered, disturbed, distressed, outraged, stung, put out (informal), grieved, disgruntled, agitated, ruffled, resentful, affronted, miffed (informal), displeased, in a huff, piqued, huffy She is terribly offended and hurt by personal remarks.

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Translations

se formaliser

offended

[əˈfɛndɪd] adj [person] → offensé(e)

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offended

adj → beleidigt, gekränkt; don’t be offended → seien Sie (doch) nicht beleidigt, nehmen Sie mir etc das nicht übel; to be offended by something → sich von etw verletzt fühlen; to look offended → eine beleidigte Miene machen

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