OFFENSIVE

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offensive
adj. repulsive, disgusting; disagreeable to the senses; offending; emotionally injurious; aggressive
 
n. attack, act of aggression; position of pursuit or aggression


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Offensive
Offensive may relate to:In sportscomputer and video gaming, or combat; the team which is attacking, pitching or moving forward.In language or morals, terms and concepts which are unacceptable to some people, such as swearing and profanity.In fashion (etiquette), an unfashionable thought, emotion, action or other behaviour.Offensive (Netherlands), a Trotskyist political party.military offensive, an organized attack of military forces
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offensive
Noun
1. the action of attacking an enemy
(synonym) offense, offence
(hypernym) operation, military operation
(hyponym) counteroffensive
Adjective
1. violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
(synonym) violative
(similar) offending
2. for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
(antonym) defensive
(similar) antipersonnel
(see-also) aggressive
3. causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"
(antonym) inoffensive, unoffending
(similar) abusive, insulting, opprobrious, scornful, scurrilous
(see-also) disrespectful
(attribute) offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness
4. morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
(synonym) unsavory, unsavoury
(similar) odoriferous
5. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
(antonym) inoffensive
(similar) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
(see-also) evil, wicked
(attribute) offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness
6. of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
(synonym) dysphemistic
7. causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
(synonym) nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, sickening, vile
(similar) unwholesome


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Offensive (die)
n. offensive, attack, act of aggression, thrust, assault (Military)
 
offensiv
adj. offensive, aggressive, harmful to the feelings

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offensive (f)
n. offensive
 
offensif
adj. aggressive, hostile

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