Offensive — meaning in English

English meaning

• offensive adj Causing anger, disgust, or hurt feelings.

Senses

Offensive is used for these senses in English:

• offensive (sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
• offensive (countable, military) An attack.

offensive — full definition

1. adj Causing anger, disgust, or hurt feelings.
2. adj Relating to attacking, or to a team's effort to score, rather than defending.
3. noun A military attack, or a sustained effort to achieve something.

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