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"

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offending

adjective upsetting, disturbing, offensive, unpleasant, unsavoury, unpalatable, disagreeable The book was withdrawn and the offending passages deleted.

Translations

offending [əˈfendɪŋ]

A. ADJ (esp hum) the dentist proceeded to fill the offending tooth → el dentista procedió a empastar el diente culpable
the book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted → el libro fue retirado para eliminar los pasajes responsables de la controversia
he put the offending object out of sight → guardó el objeto causante del conflicto
he put the offending jacket back in the wardrobe → puso de nuevo en el armario la chaqueta que según parecía era un atentado contra el buen gusto

B. CPD offending behaviour N [of criminal, delinquent] → conducta f delictiva

offending [əˈfɛndɪŋ] adj → incriminé(e)
the offending item → l'article incriminé

offending

adj

(= giving offence) remark → kränkend, beleidigend

(= law-breaking) person → zuwiderhandelnd; behaviour → kriminell; the offending party (Jur) → die schuldige Partei; (fig) → der/die Schuldige

(= causing problem) → störend; (= faulty) wire, part → defekt; the offending object → der Stein des Anstoßes

offending [əˈfɛndɪŋ] adj (often) (hum) (word, object) → incriminato/a

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offending [əˈfɛndɪŋ] adj (often) (hum) (word, object) → incriminato/a