OFFEND
\əfˈɛnd], \əfˈɛnd], \ə_f_ˈɛ_n_d]\
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To displease.
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To strike against; to attack; to assail.
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To displease; to make angry; to affront.
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To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
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To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
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To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
By Oddity Software
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To displease.
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To strike against; to attack; to assail.
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To displease; to make angry; to affront.
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To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
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To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
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To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To displease or make angry; vex or annoy; pain or shock.
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To transgress; to sin; as, to offend against the law; do anything displeasing; as, in what way have I offended?.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Hypoglossal Neuropathy
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