offension

Meanings

• Noun

  A state of being severely annoyed, injured, or upset.

  - "He was in a state of offension after being insulted."
  - "The customer was in offension when the restaurant overcharged him."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with offension
defiance , revenge , applause , chance

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Variants

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offensive , offensively , offensiveness , offensivenesses , offensives , on the offensive , went on the offensive , take the offensive

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'offens', meaning 'to provoke' or 'to insult'.

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Trivia

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1. Offension is a rare word that is not used in everyday language as often as other synonyms for anger or annoyance.

2. The word 'offension' is not commonly found in dictionaries and may require a more specialized language resource to find.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anger: Offension is a type of strong emotion that falls under the broader category of anger.

2. Annoiness: Offension can also refer to a feeling of being severely annoyed or irritated.

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Culture

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Offension has been used in literature and poetry to describe strong emotions and reactions to various situations. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Othello', the character Iago provokes jealousy and offension in Othello, leading to tragic consequences.

How to Memorize "offension"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person looking very angry and red-faced, with steam coming out of their ears.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'offension' with the feeling of being deeply hurt or insulted.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Offended Ollie' to help remember the word 'offension'.

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