Synonyms for
Offends
Definition
to cause someone to feel hurt, angry, or upset
Synonyms & similar words
bruise
shock
goagainst
break
violate
appall
transgress
pique
outrage
appal
keep
scandalize
scandalise
infract
injure
spite
offend
wound
hurt
breach
insults
upsets
hurts
irritates
annoys
angers
outrages
displeases
disgusts
repels
revolts
shocks
appalls
off-puts
disconcerts
unsettles
disturbs
bothers
troubles
provokes
Example sentences
- Her rude comment offends me.
- He offends people by talking about politics.
- The smell of fish offends my senses.
- The comedian's joke offends some people in the audience.
- The movie's violence offends many viewers.
Quotes
Nothing offends a people or a nation more than to have their heritage and their sacrifices and their history challenged or criticized.
I am offended by people telling me that I'm always offended.
The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.