offended
Americanadjective
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feeling or expressing hurt, indignation, or irritation because of a perceived wrong or insult.
The man replied in an offended voice, "My niece would never do anything like that!"
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being the recipient or victim of criminal or morally repugnant behavior.
After the referral agent and the offender speak, the offended individual is invited to speak about how the assault affected them.
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(of a sense, taste, etc.) affected disagreeably.
With the bright neon blue and red, the dress looked like clown garb, so my offended aesthetic sense told me to take it off.
verb
Other Word Forms
- half-offended adjective
- offendedly adverb
- offendedness noun
- unoffended adjective
Etymology
Origin of offended
Example Sentences
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"You have a right to be offended but also there needs to be a level of understanding deeper than the surface level of Tourette's as an involuntary disability."
From BBC
The man was not offended by the laughter.
From Literature
During the ceremony, host Alan Cumming referred to "some strong and offensive language" from someone with Tourette's who therefore had "no control over their language", adding: "We apologise if you were offended."
From BBC
“Let me be clear though. This is Atlanta. We don’t need anyone to tell us when to be offended. And history has shown... when we are, you’ll know.”
From Los Angeles Times
"But what made the situation worse was the throw away apology of 'if you were offended' at the end of the show. Of course we were offended."
From BBC
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