offense

/əˈfɛns/

nounof · fense

Think: “I’m OFF-ended” — when you take offense, you feel hurt; and the word is OFF + ENSE (not OFF + ENCE).

Yes, it's offense. Remember the ending is **-ense** (like **sense**, **tense**) and it has **ff** in the middle: o + **ff** + ense.

Definitions

  1. nounan act that breaks a rule or law; a wrongdoing
  2. nounsomething that upsets or insults someone; a cause of hurt feelings
  3. nounthe attacking side or strategy in a sport or competition

Examples

  • “Stealing a bike is a serious offense.”
  • “She meant it as a joke, but he took offense at the comment.”
  • “The team’s offense scored twice in the final quarter.”

Synonyms

crimeviolationwrongdoinginsultattack

Antonyms

defense

Translations

ES ofensa; delitoPT ofensa; infraçãoFR offense; infraction

Common misspellings

ofenseoffenceoffensoffenseeoffenceeoffence(s)offence

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