OFFENSE
\əfˈɛns], \əfˈɛns], \ə_f_ˈɛ_n_s]\
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a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
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a crime less serious than a felony
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a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
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the action of attacking an enemy
By Princeton University
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a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
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a crime less serious than a felony
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a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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