Definitions for offense

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offense of·fense

Spelling: [uh-fens or for 7–9, aw-fens, Offense is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 72 anagrams from letters in offense (eeffnos).

Definitions for offense

noun

1. a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
2. a transgression of the law; misdemeanor.
3. a cause of transgression or wrong.
4. something that offends or displeases.
5. the act of offending or displeasing.
6. the feeling of resentful displeasure caused:
7. the act of attacking; attack or assault:
8. a person, army, etc., that is attacking.
9. Sports. the players or team unit responsible for attacking or scoring in a game. the players possessing or controlling the ball, puck, etc., or the aspects or period of a game when this obtains. a pattern or style of scoring attack: offensive effectiveness; ability to score:
10. Archaic. injury, harm, or hurt.

Origin of offense

1325-75; Middle English offence, offense; in part Middle French offens Latin offēnsus collision, knock, equivalent to offend(ere) (see offend) + -tus suffix of v. a

Examples for offense

For there is a play even with most serious things that has in it no offense.

His only offense was a moral one, though none of his critics could possibly know the terms and nuances of his marriage.

I had tasted blood of my master's enemies; also Kokomo was afraid, and that is an offense to me.

“Not meaning any offense, it was something like that,” said Sucatash, candidly.

offense V.a: Illegal possession or use of drugs and/or alcohol and/or drug paraphernalia.

Any critique may be treated as a security issue or an offense against the faith.

But the fun starts when conservatives stop playing defense and go on offense.

“The excuse more than condones the offense,” continued the other.

Of how incredibly petty the offense can be and how insanely disproportionate the retaliation can be.

"I've said nothing about any offense," he declared, in a hard, deliberate voice.