offendere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
- miff noun (informal) A minor disagreement or squabble.
- offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
- trample verb To crush or damage something by walking heavily on it.
- wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.
Senses
offendere is used for these senses in English:
- insult (transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]
- miff (intransitive) To become slightly offended.
- offend (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
- trample (by extension) To treat someone harshly.
- trample (by extension) To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.
- wound (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
insult — full definition
- verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
- noun A rude remark or action meant to offend someone.
miff — full definition
- noun (informal) A minor disagreement or squabble.
- noun (informal) A feeling of being annoyed or upset.
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