Read full poem →a part, he will find much grosser expressions in the sequel. But these
were so far from offending the ears ot our ancestors, that Beaumont and
Fletcher, though so often ffuilty of them, are perpetually celebrated by the
Dictionary Entry
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
In a Sentence
“Your accusations offend me deeply.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. offendingagainst offendingparty offendingbehaviour offendingagent offendingoffending withoutoffending avoidoffending sexual
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Poetry examples for “offending”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Pity, I learned, was not the least
Of time's offending benefits
That had now for so long impugned
Read full poem →To reconcile offending man,
Make Justice drop her angry rod;