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- pronunciation:
fen
sihv
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is offensive, it is very unpleasant. If a smell is offensive, you want to get your nose away from it!
The dead fish on the beach had an offensive smell.- synonyms:
- disgusting, nasty
- antonyms:
- pleasant
- similar words:
- foul, ugly, unpleasant
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| definition 2: |
When someone says something offensive to you, it hurts your feelings or makes you angry.
The bullies made offensive remarks to the new kid.- synonyms:
- insulting
- similar words:
- aggressive, nasty, rude
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| definition 3: |
If soldiers carry out an offensive action, they move forward and attack. If soldiers are in an offensive position, they are in a position to attack. If players are part of an offensive team, their task is to advance and score.
The generals planned their offensive strategy.The offensive team worked well together to score points.- synonyms:
- martial
- similar words:
- aggressive, military
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| related words: |
horrible, ill, messy |
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| derivations: |
offensively (adv.), offensiveness (n.) |
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