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ofensa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contumely noun Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
  • exception noun Someone or something left out of a general rule or statement.
  • indignity noun An act or situation that causes humiliation or a loss of dignity.
  • insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
  • offense noun A wrongdoing, crime, or breach of a rule.

Senses

ofensa is used for these senses in English:

  • contumely Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
  • exception (usually, followed by to or against) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
  • indignity an affront to one's dignity or pride
  • insult (uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
  • insult (countable) Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
  • offense The act of offending.

exception — full definition

  1. noun Someone or something left out of a general rule or statement.
  2. noun A formal objection, especially on legal grounds.
  3. noun In computing, an unexpected error condition that interrupts normal program flow and can be caught and handled.

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