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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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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offense
noun
(
BAD FEELINGS
)
condition
of having
your
feelings
hurt
esp
. because someone has been
rude
or
showed
a
lack
of
respect
:
Do you
think
he took offense
(= was
upset
)
at the
joke
about his
age
?
offense
noun
(
CRIME
)
He was
charged
with the offense of
driving
without a
license
.
offense
noun
us
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offense
noun
[U]
(
SCORING ABILITY
)
sports
) the
ability
to
score
points
in a
competition
, or,
esp
. in
football
, the
team
that has the
ball
and is
trying
to
score
points
(Definition of
offense
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offense
| Business English
offense
noun
US
uk
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offense
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