单词 | offense |
例句 | offense noun 1.•he denied having committed any offense:crime, illegal/unlawful act, misdemeanor, breach of the law, felony, wrongdoing, wrong, misdeed, peccadillo, sin, transgression, infringement | Law malfeasance | informal no-no | archaic trespass | rare malefaction. 2.•an offense to basic justice:affront, slap in the face, insult, outrage, violation, slight. 3.•I do not want to cause offense:annoyance, anger, resentment, indignation, irritation, exasperation, wrath, displeasure, hard/bad/ill feelings, disgruntlement, pique, vexation, animosity, antipathy. 4.•planning our next offense:attack, offensive, assault, onslaught, invasion, incursion, foray, sortie. PHRASES take offense •his jokes were very insulting, and many of us took offense:be/feel offended, take exception, take something personally, feel affronted, be/feel resentful, take something amiss, take umbrage, be/get/feel upset, be/get/feel annoyed, be/get/feel angry, get into a huff. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See |
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