offensiveness

of·fen·sive  (-fnsv)

adj.

1. Disagreeable to the senses: an offensive odor.

2. Causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront: an offensive gesture.

3.

a. Making an attack: The offensive troops gained ground quickly.

b. Of, relating to, or designed for attack: offensive weapons.

4. (fn-) Sports Of or relating to a team having possession of a ball or puck: the offensive line.

n.

1. An attitude or position of attack: go on the offensive in chess.

2. An attack or assault: led a massive military offensive.

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of·fensive·ly adv.

of·fensive·ness n.

Synonyms: offensive, disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile
These adjectives mean extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: an offensive remark; disgusting language; a loathsome disease; a nasty smell; a repellent demand; repulsive behavior; revolting food; vile thoughts. See Also Synonyms at hateful.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

offensiveness - the quality of being offensive odiousness, distastefulness blatancy - the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable" unpleasantness - the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather" repulsiveness, loathsomeness, lousiness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness - the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us" hatefulness, objectionableness, obnoxiousness - the quality of being hateful

Translations

offensiveness

n (of smell, sight) → Widerlichkeit f; (of language, film, book) → Anstößigkeit f; (of remark, gesture, behaviour) → Unverschämtheit f