unpleasant or disgusting, as to the senses causing anger or annoyance; insulting for the purpose of attack rather than defence
- the offensive ⇒
an attitude or position of aggression an assault, attack, or military initiative, esp a strategic one
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 of•fen•sive /əˈfɛnsɪv or, for 4, 5. ˈɔfɛn-, ˈɑfɛn-/USA pronunciation.
adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
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of•fen•sive
(ə fen′siv or, for 4, 5, ô′fen-, of′en-),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
of•fen′sive•ness, n.
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'offensive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
African dominoes
- African grape
- Aisne
- Arab
- Asiatic
- Aunt Jemima
- Bushman
- Campbellite
- Canuck
- Chinaman
- Dalit
- Eskimo
- Israelite
- Montgomery
- abo
- abominable
- abortionist
- abuse
- affront
- affrontive
- aggression
- approach shot
- arrogance
- attack
- babe
- baby
- backdoor play
- bad
- baggage
- balanced
- baldie
- ball and chain
- ball-carrier
- baseball
- basket case
- battery
- beaver
- bilge water
- bimbo
- bint
- black
- blackamoor
- blackfellow
- bogtrotter
- bohunk
- boogie
- boy
- breakaway
- breed
- broad
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