offending

of·fend  (-fnd)

v. of·fend·ed, of·fend·ing, of·fends

v.tr.

1. To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in.

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

3.

a. To transgress; violate: offend all laws of humanity.

b. To cause to sin.

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.]

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: "I . . . refused to stay any longer in the room with him, because he had insulted me" (Anthony Trollope).
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: "Agnes . . . was outraged by what seemed to her Rose's callousness" (Mrs. Humphry Ward).

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

offending - offending against or breaking a law or rule; "contracts offending against the statute were canceled" unoffending - not offending; "an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped"

Translations

offending [əˈfɛndɪŋ] adj → culpable; [object] → molesto; [word] → problemático

offending [əˈfɛndɪŋ] adj → incriminé(e)

offending [əˈfɛndɪŋ] adj [item etc] → anstoßerregend

offending [əˈfɛndɪŋ] adj (often hum): the offending word/object → la parola incriminata/l'oggetto incriminato