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Colloq miff, put (someone's) back up, put (someone's) nose out<br />

of joint, tread or step on (someone's) toes, put (someone) out,<br />

rattle: I hope you weren't offended by my saying that you could<br />

do with losing some weight. 2 disgust, sicken, turn (someone's)<br />

stomach, nauseate, repel, repulse, revolt, Colloq turn (someone)<br />

off: I, for one, am offended by seeing explicit sex on<br />

television.<br />

offender n. criminal, malefactor, lawbreaker, outlaw, wrongdoer,<br />

culprit, miscreant, transgressor, sinner, evil-doer, Slang<br />

crook: I don't know if they apprehended the offender.<br />

offensive adj. 1 antagonistic, hostile, contentious, quarrelsome,<br />

attacking, aggressive, threatening, provocative, combative,<br />

martial, belligerent, warlike, bellicose: The minute the enemy<br />

made an offensive move, we attacked. 2 insulting, rude,<br />

disrespectful, uncivil, insolent, discourteous, impolite,<br />

unmannerly, impertinent, impudent, objectionable, displeasing:<br />

Nigel has been asked to leave because of his offensive<br />

behaviour. 3 disgusting, unsavoury, unpalatable, nauseating,<br />

nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, repugnant, repulsive,<br />

repellent, revolting, abominable, foul, loathsome, vile,<br />

sickening, fetid or foetid, rank, malodorous, mephitic, putrid,<br />

putrescent, putrefying, rancid, rotten: An offensive stench<br />

emanated from the stagnant pond.<br />

--n. 4 attack, offence: At last, our team was on the<br />

offensive. 5 attack, onslaught, drive, assault, offence, push:<br />

The offensive to capture the arsenal will be launched at dawn<br />

tomorrow.<br />

offer<br />

v. 1 proffer, propose, tender, bid: They offered twice what I<br />

had paid for it. She offered to buy my old car. 2 make<br />

available, present, tender, put on the market, sell, put up for<br />

sale, put up, furnish: The supermarket is offering lettuce at<br />

half price. 3 proffer, provide, submit, put forward or forth,<br />

advance, tender, extend, make; suggest: Can you offer a<br />

suggestion for improving office efficiency? He offered to forget<br />

the whole thing if I paid him œ1000. 4 volunteer, present<br />

oneself, step or come forward: I offered to help with her<br />

luggage.<br />

--n. 5 proposal, bid, tender, offering: She said she would

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