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offensive in Finnish

offensive in Finnish is hyökkäävä, loukkaava, päällekäyvä — offensive means causing anger, disgust, or hurt feelings.

offensive in Finnish

hyökkäävä
adj
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
loukkaava
adj
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
päällekäyvä
adj
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
hyökkäävä
adj
(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
hyökkäys
adj
(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
hyökkäys
noun
(countable, military) An attack.
offensiivi
noun
(countable, military) An attack.
hyökkäyskannalla
noun
(uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.

What does "offensive" mean?

  1. adj Causing anger, disgust, or hurt feelings.
    "Some found the comedian's jokes deeply offensive."
  2. adj Relating to attacking, or to a team's effort to score, rather than defending.
    "The general planned an offensive strike at dawn."
  3. noun A military attack, or a sustained effort to achieve something.
    "The army launched a major offensive along the northern border."
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offensive in a sentence

  • Some found the comedian's jokes deeply offensive.
  • The advert was pulled after complaints that it was offensive.
  • The general planned an offensive strike at dawn.
  • The army launched a major offensive along the northern border.

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What is "offensive" in Finnish?

"offensive" in Finnish is hyökkäävä, loukkaava, päällekäyvä. offensive means: Causing anger, disgust, or hurt feelings.

How do you use "offensive" in a sentence?

Example: "Some found the comedian's jokes deeply offensive." In Finnish, "offensive" is hyökkäävä, loukkaava, päällekäyvä.

Are there other ways to say "offensive" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 6 translations listed for "offensive": hyökkäävä, loukkaava, päällekäyvä, hyökkäys, offensiivi, hyökkäyskannalla.

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