offense — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

1. The act of offending. A crime or sin.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • معدود
   • غير معدود

   مرادفات

   misdoingtransgressionwrongdoing

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (2)

   The slave fully appreciates the saying, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." When old master's gestures were violent, ending with a threatening shake of the head, and a sharp snap of his middle finger and thumb, I deemed it wise to keep at a respectable distance from him; for, at such times, trifling faults stood, in his eyes, as momentous offenses; and, having both the power and the disposition, the victim had only to be near him to catch the punishment, deserved or undeserved.

   The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.

2. The act of offending. An affront, injury, or insult.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • معدود
   • غير معدود

   مرادفات

   disput-downslight

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

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3. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • معدود
   • غير معدود

   مرادفات

   miffoffendednesspiqueumbrage

4. A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • معدود
   • غير معدود

5. The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

   الاستعمال

   • استعمال أمريكي
   • معدود
   • غير معدود

اسم

1. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

   مرادفات

   discourtesyoffenceoffensive activity

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   behaviorbehaviourconductdoings

2. a feeling of anger caused by being offended

   مرادفات

   umbrageoffence

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   angercholerire

   أمثلة

   he took offence at my question

3. a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

   مرادفات

   offence

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   transgressionevildoing

4. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

   مرادفات

   offence

   الأضداد

   defense

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   teamsquad

5. the action of attacking an enemy

   مرادفات

   offenceoffensive

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   operationmilitary operation