offend

English

/əˈfɛnd/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
  • (intransitive) To feel or become offended; to take insult.
  • (transitive) To physically harm, pain.
  • (transitive) To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
  • (intransitive) To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
  • (transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
  • (obsolete) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰen-

Gloss

kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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