offence

UK ( US offense)

/əˈfens/ noun

Translation

UPSET [U] › when something rude makes someone upset or angry

darıltma, gücendirme

to cause/give offence Many people take offence at swearing. I'm sure she meant no offence by her remarks.1021985

CRIME [C] › a crime

suç, kabahat, cürüm

a criminal offence He committed several serious offences.2187

(Definition of offence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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