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| 1. | Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; | ||||
| 2. | Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; | ||||
| 3. | Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; - opposed to
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| n. | 1. | The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; - opposed to
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| Noun | 1. | offensive - the action of attacking an enemy |
| Adj. | 1. | offensive - violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" Synonyms: violative |
| 2. | offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" Antonyms: defensive - intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance" | |
| 3. | offensive - causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" Antonyms: inoffensive, unoffending - not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" | |
| 4. | offensive - morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" | |
| 5. | offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" Antonyms: inoffensive - giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant" | |
| 6. | offensive - of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" Synonyms: dysphemistic | |
| 7. | offensive - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" |
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