'offense' definitions:
Definition of 'offense'
From: WordNet
noun
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity]
noun
A feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense, offence]
noun
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking]
noun
The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score [syn: offense, offence] [ant: defence, defending team, defense]
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Synonyms of 'offense'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affront,
- aggravated assault,
- aggression,
- amphibious attack,
- angry look,
- armed assault,
- aspersion,
- assailing,
- assailment,
- assault,
- atrocity,
- attack,
- bad faith,
- banzai attack,
- blitz,
- blitzkrieg,
- breach,
- breach of contract,
- breach of faith,
- breach of privilege,
- breach of promise,
- breach of trust,
- breaking,
- breakthrough,
- brickbat,
- casus belli,
- charge,
- contempt,
- contravention,
- contumely,
- counterattack,
- counteroffensive,
- coup de main,
- crime,
- crime against humanity,
- crippling attack,
- cut,
- dead set at,
- deadly sin,
- delict,
- delinquency,
- dereliction,
- descent on,
- despite,
- dirty look,
- diversion,
- diversionary attack,
- drive,
- dudgeon,
- dump,
- enormity,
- error,
- evil,
- failure,
- fault,
- felony,
- flank attack,
- flout,
- flouting,
- frontal attack,
- frown,
- gas attack,
- genocide,
- gibe,
- glare,
- glower,
- guilty act,
- head-on attack,
- heavy sin,
- huff,
- humiliation,
- illegality,
- impropriety,
- indignity,
- indiscretion,
- inexpiable sin,
- infiltration,
- infraction,
- infringement,
- iniquity,
- injury,
- injustice,
- insult,
- jeer,
- jeering,
- lapse,
- lightning attack,
- lightning war,
- malefaction,
- malfeasance,
- malum,
- mass attack,
- megadeath,
- miff,
- minor wrong,
- misdeed,
- misdemeanor,
- misfeasance,
- mock,
- mockery,
- mortal sin,
- mugging,
- nonfeasance,
- offensive,
- omission,
- onset,
- onslaught,
- outrage,
- overkill,
- panzer warfare,
- peccadillo,
- peccancy,
- pique,
- provocation,
- push,
- put-down,
- raw nerve,
- red rag,
- resentment,
- run against,
- run at,
- rush,
- sally,
- scoff,
- scowl,
- scurrility,
- shock tactics,
- sin,
- sin of commission,
- sin of omission,
- sinful act,
- slip,
- snuff,
- sore point,
- sore spot,
- sortie,
- strike,
- taunt,
- tender spot,
- tort,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- trip,
- umbrage,
- uncomplimentary remark,
- unprovoked assault,
- unutterable sin,
- venial sin,
- violation,
- wrong,
- wrongdoing