offend
verb [T] (UPSET) /əˈfend/Definition
B2 to make someone upset or angry: [+ that] I think she was a bit offended that she hadn't been invited to the party. He looked a bit offended when you called him middle-aged. If the sight of a few dirty dishes offends you, then I think you've got problems!Making people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of offend verb (UPSET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- amiss adjective
- appal verb
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bother verb (WORRY)
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- go/fall to pieces idiom
- grieve verb
- haunt verb (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify verb
- offense noun
- sear verb
- shake sb up phrasal verb
- shake/rock sth to its foundations idiom
- shocker noun
- sorrow verb
- sting verb (HURT)
- take sb aback phrasal verb
- toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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