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Meaning of offend

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  offend
      v 1: cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless
           remark offended me" [syn: {pique}, {offend}]
      2: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises;
         "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or
         human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn:
         {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against},
         {breach}, {break}] [ant: {keep}, {observe}]
      3: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of
         this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock},
         {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall},
         {outrage}]
      4: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
         me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
         [syn: {hurt}, {wound}, {injure}, {bruise}, {offend}, {spite}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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