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(adjective) unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" |
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Antonyms: inoffensive |
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(adjective) causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" |
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Antonyms: inoffensive |
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(adjective) for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" |
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Antonyms: defensive |
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(satellite adjective) violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" |
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Synonyms: violative |
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(adjective) of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" |
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Synonyms: dysphemistic |
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(noun) the action of attacking the enemy |
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Synonyms: offence, offense |
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Related Words: counteroffensive, operation, push back, rollback |
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(adjective) morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" |
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Synonyms: unsavory, unsavoury |
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(satellite adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" |
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Synonyms: loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, sickening, vile |
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