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What does the word offend mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To displease.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To affront.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To sin against.

Part of speech: verb

To transgress laws.

Part of speech: noun

Offender.

Usage examples for offend

" I did not mean to offend Miss Vavasor," said Mrs. Marsham, looking at her very grimly. – Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope
I made another attempt; I said I was willing to believe that she meant well, and that I should be sorry to offend her. – The Guilty River by Wilkie Collins

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