offense

1. US spelling of offence 2. an illegal act; a crime: 3. upset and hurt or…

Meaning of

offense

in English


offense


noun


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offence


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Making people sad, shocked and upset

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offense

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offense

| American Dictionary


offense


noun


us

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əˈfens

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offense


noun


(

BAD FEELINGS

)


[

U

]


Do you

think

he took offense

(= was

upset

)

at the

joke

about his

age

?


offense


noun


(

CRIME

)


[

C

]


He was

charged

with the offense of

driving

without a

license

.


offense


noun


[

U

]


us

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ˈɔ·fens

,

ˈɑf·ens

/


offense


noun


[U]


(

SCORING ABILITY

)

(Definition of

offense

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offense

| Business English


offense


noun


US


uk

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offence

(Definition of

offense

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Translations of

offense

in Chinese (Traditional)
(offence的美式拼寫)…


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(offence的美式拼写)…


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in Spanish
ofensa, delito, infracción…


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in Portuguese
ofensa, delito, infração That’s…


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in more languages

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気分を害すること, 違反, 犯罪…


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suç, kabahat, cürüm…


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infraction [feminine], offense [feminine], attaquants [masculine…


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ofensa, delicte, infracció…


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جُرم, إساءة, جَريمة…


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forseelse [masculine], lovbrudd [neuter], fornærmelse [masculine]…


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모욕, 범죄, 공격진…


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offesa, infrazione, reato…


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см. offence…


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