Английский Этимологический словарь - offense
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~1 n the usual American spelling of offence ~2 n AmE the part of a game such as football concerned with getting points and winning (The Bears are going to have work on their offense this season.) (- opposite defense2) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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or offence noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete an act of stumbling b. archaic a cause or occasion of sin ; stumbling block 2. something that outrages the moral or physical senses 3. a. the act of attacking ; assault b. the means or method of attacking or of attempting to score c. the offensive team or members of a team playing offensive positions d. scoring ability 4. a. the act of displeasing or affronting b. the state of being insulted or morally outraged takes ~ at the slightest criticism 5. a. a breach of a moral or social code ; sin, misdeed b. an infraction of law; especially misdemeanor • ~less adjective Synonyms: ~, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity. ~ implies hurt displeasure takes deep ~ at racial slurs. resentment suggests lasting indignation or ill will harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother. umbrage may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives took umbrage at the offer of advice. pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation. dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon. huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause in a huff he slammed the door. Synonyms: ~, sin, vice, crime, scandal mean a transgression of law. ~ applies to the infraction of any law, rule, or code at that school no ~ went unpunished. sin implies an ~ against moral or religious law the sin of blasphemy. vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts regarded gambling as a vice. crime implies a serious ~ punishable by the law of the state the crime of murder. scandal applies to an ~ that outrages the public conscience a career ruined by a sex scandal. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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