offend

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈfɛnd/

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• Hyphenation: of‧fend

Noun

Singular offend

Plural none

1. The attacker.

   South Korea had to defend against North Korea's offend.

Verb

Plain form offend

Third-person singular offends

Past tense offended

Past participle offended

Present participle offending

1. An act when someone makes another person unhappy. To offend someone is to make them feel disgust.

   Don't offend him. It's not nice. He may fight back.