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OFFENSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
Synonyms:
offence; offense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("offense" is a kind of...):
evildoing; transgression (the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "offense"):
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Derivation:
offend (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The action of attacking an enemy
Synonyms:
offence; offense; offensive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("offense" is a kind of...):
military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "offense"):
counteroffensive (a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force)
dirty war (an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims)
push back; rollback (the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Synonyms:
discourtesy; offence; offense; offensive activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("offense" is a kind of...):
behavior; behaviour; conduct; doings (manner of acting or controlling yourself)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "offense"):
derision; ridicule (the act of deriding or treating with contempt)
indelicacy (an impolite act or expression)
insolence (an offensive disrespectful impudent act)
affront; insult (a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect)
presumption (a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming)
rebuff; slight (a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
Derivation:
offend (hurt the feelings of)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A feeling of anger caused by being offended
Example:
he took offence at my question
Synonyms:
offence; offense; umbrage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("offense" is a kind of...):
anger; choler; ire (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Synonyms:
offence; offense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("offense" is a kind of...):
squad; team (a cooperative unit (especially in sports))
Antonym:
defense ((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring)
