1
as in trespassed
to commit an offense
since this is the first time you've offended, we'll let you off lightly
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2
as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the visitor unintentionally offended his hosts terribly by failing to compliment them on the elaborately prepared meal
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3
as in violated
to fail to keep
offended conventional standards of uniformity by not adhering to the company dress code
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Recent Examples of offended
But for a few years there everything offended everybody, which is wild.
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Max Bacall , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The series is a descendant of Comedy Central’s airings of the notorious New York Friars Club roasts, which for decades delivered some very dark and incredibly funny jokes that are not for the easily offended.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And when Carson retired, NBC picked Jay Leno to host The Tonight Show, which massively offended David Letterman.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
No one should be offended at the mention of this.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Someone else could disagree, get offended or think less of you depending on how an exchange goes.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Perhaps not offended enough by their bulletin board material offerings.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
There are several notable contenders, none of whom should feel offended by finding their way onto this list.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
Some years, Mariella is too busy touring the world to stay in regular touch, and everyone gets a little offended.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Max Bacall , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The series is a descendant of Comedy Central’s airings of the notorious New York Friars Club roasts, which for decades delivered some very dark and incredibly funny jokes that are not for the easily offended.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And when Carson retired, NBC picked Jay Leno to host The Tonight Show, which massively offended David Letterman.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
No one should be offended at the mention of this.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Someone else could disagree, get offended or think less of you depending on how an exchange goes.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Perhaps not offended enough by their bulletin board material offerings.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
There are several notable contenders, none of whom should feel offended by finding their way onto this list.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
Some years, Mariella is too busy touring the world to stay in regular touch, and everyone gets a little offended.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offended
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Officials say this isn't the first time someone has trespassed on the property.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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And more than 1 in 5 Asian American Pacific Islanders reported being harassed or insulted in the past year because of their race.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Someone stood up and insulted us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Apkarian found that the ads, which have been on the airwaves for more than 20 years, violated California’s false advertising law by disseminating public statements about the disposal of property — specifically vehicle donations — that were misleading by omission.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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The flotilla, involving nearly 500 activists from 45 countries, revives questions over enforcing blockades in international waters amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis and a fragile, frequently violated ceasefire.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Firefighting crews worked Monday to cool residual heat and prevent hot spots from causing reignition, using chainsaws to fell and cut up hazardous trees, inspecting each section for heat and using hoses to extinguish any remaining embers.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
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The timbers came from trees felled by Cyclone Pam, the Category 5 storm that flattened much of Vanuatu in 2015.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Kris Rogers is a Land Park community advocate outraged by the new program, which allows needle exchanges in a mobile RV positioned within several library branch parking lots.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But the video, which came out three weeks ago, has outraged many of the business class.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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“Offended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offended. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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