offending

Meaning of offending

verb
  1. To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
    Your accusations offend me deeply.
  2. To feel or become offended; to take insult.
    Don't worry. I don't offend easily.
  3. To physically harm, pain.
    Strong light offends the eye.
  4. To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
    Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience
  5. To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
  6. To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
  7. To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

noun

The act of committing an offence.

adjective
  1. Responsible; to be blamed.
    Something in the fridge smelled terrible. The offending article was soon identified and removed.

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Hyphenation of offending

of-fend-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • offending is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

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