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offensive

 
 
/əˈfensɪv/ adjective

Translation

UPSETTING likely to make people angry or upset
onur kırıcı, gücendirici
an offensive remark → Opposite inoffensive10212110
ATTACKING used for attacking
saldırı/hücum/taarruz amaçlı
an offensive weapon 994708
offensively adverb
kırıcı bir tarzda
(Definition of offensive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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