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offense

/ offense /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the action of attacking an enemy
Type of:
operation military operation
Kinds of:
counteroffensive dirty war rollback push back
noun Sense 2
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Opposites:
defense defence defending team
Type of:
team squad
noun Sense 3
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Type of:
behavior behaviour conduct
Kinds of:
derision ridicule indelicacy insolence insult
Derived:
hurt wound injure bruise offend
noun Sense 4
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
"he took offence at my question"
Type of:
anger choler ire
Derived:
pique offend
noun Sense 5
a crime less serious than a felony
Type of:
crime law-breaking
Kinds of:
disorderly conduct disorderly behavior disturbance of the peace breach of the peace false pretense
Derived:
conflict run afoul infringe contravene transgress
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

operation military operation counteroffensive dirty war rollback push back team squad defense defence defending team behavior