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Definition of offended in English: offendedadjective əˈfɛndɪdəˈfendəd Resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult. he sounded rather offended Example sentencesExamples - What great art or entertainment is stillborn today, afraid of reprisals from some easily offended group with an axe to grind?
- If he spits in the face of deeply held Labour beliefs, he must not be surprised if offended party members retaliate.
- ‘I sent it Special Delivery on Tuesday,’ said the slightly shocked and offended voice on the other end of the phone at the fashion boutique.
- The apology must be delayed long enough to recognise the hurt felt by the offended victim - but proffered before there is lasting harm.
- The offended students said the flier had disrupted a meeting, an assertion that became the basis of disciplinary action.
Synonyms upset, hurt, wounded, injured, insulted, aggrieved, affronted, pained, displeased, distressed, disgruntled, put out, annoyed, angered, angry, cross, exasperated, indignant, irritated, vexed, piqued, irked, stung, galled, nettled, needled, peeved, ruffled, resentful, in a huff, huffy, in high dudgeon, fed up West Indian vex informal riled, miffed, miffy, rattled, aggravated, peed off, hacked off British informal narked, eggy, cheesed off, browned off, brassed off North American informal sore, teed off, ticked off vulgar slang pissed off archaic snuffy
Derivativesadverb I said offendedly: "But at least you owe me an explanation". Example sentencesExamples - So I went and told my sister this information, and she just sort of stared at me and then said, offendedly, "... I don't CARE."
Definition of offended in US English: offendedadjectiveəˈfendəd Resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult. she sounded slightly offended Example sentencesExamples - ‘I sent it Special Delivery on Tuesday,’ said the slightly shocked and offended voice on the other end of the phone at the fashion boutique.
- If he spits in the face of deeply held Labour beliefs, he must not be surprised if offended party members retaliate.
- The offended students said the flier had disrupted a meeting, an assertion that became the basis of disciplinary action.
- The apology must be delayed long enough to recognise the hurt felt by the offended victim - but proffered before there is lasting harm.
- What great art or entertainment is stillborn today, afraid of reprisals from some easily offended group with an axe to grind?
Synonyms upset, hurt, wounded, injured, insulted, aggrieved, affronted, pained, displeased, distressed, disgruntled, put out, annoyed, angered, angry, cross, exasperated, indignant, irritated, vexed, piqued, irked, stung, galled, nettled, needled, peeved, ruffled, resentful, in a huff, huffy, in high dudgeon, fed up
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