Synonym: affront, disgust, displease, grieve, horrify, hurt, insult, pain, sicken, wound. Antonym: appease, defend. Similar words: offended, offender, offense, stiffen, offensive, fend, defend, fend off. Meaning: [ə'fend] 
v. 1. cause to feel resentment or indignation 2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises 3. strike with disgust or revulsion 4. hurt the feelings of.
v. 1. cause to feel resentment or indignation 2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises 3. strike with disgust or revulsion 4. hurt the feelings of. 
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31. The criticisms had been watered down so as not to offend anybody.
32. Some of these new buildings really offend the eye .
33. The film was judged to offend against standards of public taste and decency.
34. How can we word the letter so as not to offend the parents?
35. His manner was such as to offend nearly everyone he met.
36. I wouldn't sunbathe topless if I thought I might offend anyone.
37. Milligan's anarchic humour has always had the power to offend as well as entertain.
38. Many of the young men here are likely to offend again.
39. Avoid using words that might offend someone's racial or moral sensibilities.
40. I knew I would have to be careful not to offend their susceptibilities .
41. I try to offend the least amount of people possible.
42. I'm in a bit of a tricky situation really - whatever I do I'll offend someone.
43. This is why it may offend some people.
44. But I didn't offend people.
45. Forgive me, I didn't mean to offend you.
46. The programme contains scenes that my offend older viewers.
47. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. Thomas Paine 
48. Not wanting to offend her friend.
49. I have no wish to offend anybody.
50. In order not to offend anyone,(sentence dictionary) I did not tell them the real reason for my visit.
51. But his policy positions, as far as they can be pinned down, seem designed to offend almost everybody.
52. We will give the courts the statutory power to increase sentences for those who offend while on bail.
53. He didn't speak during the meeting for fear of saying something that might offend.
54. And to leave before both cups had been drained would only offend her.
55. The servants did not want to offend their young master, and Mrs Reed could see no fault in her dear boy.
56. With great patience, Sofia created a weekend that would offend no one.
57. Warning: These plays are sexually explicit and contain nudity and violence which may offend.
58. Try to avoid subjects like sex or religion that might offend people.
59. Some of its reporters felt that Newsweek subsequently took excessive care not to offend Bush after he won the election.
60. They have cleared their shelves of anything that could offend the public or bring down the wrath of the tabloids.
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