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Offensive

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hateful or hurtful

offense, offence, offensive(adj)

the action of attacking an enemy

offensive, violative(adj)

violating or tending to violate or offend against

"violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

offensive(adj)

for the purpose of attack rather than defense

"offensive weapons"

offensive(adj)

causing anger or annoyance

"offensive remarks"

unsavory, unsavoury, offensive(adj)

morally offensive

"an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"

offensive(adj)

unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

"offensive odors"

dysphemistic, offensive(adj)

substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one

"`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"

nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile(adj)

causing or able to cause nausea

"a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment I find your disrespectful attitude toward religion very offensive

the smell of rotting food is quite offensive

provoking or likely to provoke protest

insensitive, offensive remarks about the plight of the homeless

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the primary offensive by the ground forces will commence at dawn tomorrow

The general decided to launch an offensive against the enemy camp.

The plans for the offensive were secret.

The police conducted an offensive against some drug dealers.

Rwandan rebels are pushing their offensive south as fighting continues in the capital Kigali.

offense criminal offence criminal offense umbrage discourtesy offensive activity crime offence law breaking queasy unsavory loathsome nauseating unsavoury nauseous dysphemistic sickening violative vile noisome distasteful fetid revolting ugly foul repellent slimy anxious sick ill scented foetid despicable disgustful stinking disgusting smelly repelling worthless unquiet foul smelling sickish nauseated nervous yucky wicked uneasy skanky funky wretched loathly unworthy repellant invidious arrogant austere crabbed disagreeable displeasing dreary forbidding gloomy glum grim harsh hateful ill humored ill natured repulsive unkind unpleasant aggressive obnoxious assailant attacking invading unpalatable shocking abominable detestable execrable attack insulting assault onslaught abusive repugnant pro active non offensive derogatory abhorrent appalling awful dreadful evil fulsome gross hideous horrendous horrible horrid nasty noxious obscene odious rancid scandalous censurable exceptionable objectionable reprehensible aggression attempt blitz blitzkrieg charge coup de main descent onset raid rush strike

innocuous inoffensive inoffensive unobjectionable

• هجومArabic
• абра́злівы, на́ступ, ата́каByelorussian
• оскърбителен обиден Bulgarian
• ofensiu ofensiva Catalan
• ofenzíva urážlivý útok Czech
• offensive beleidigend offensiv German
• προσβλητικός επιθετικός Greek
• ofensiva ofensivo Spanish
• hyökkäävä offensiivi hyökkäys- hyökkäyskanta pysyä hyökkäyskannalla päällekäyvä hyökkäys Finnish
• offensant offensive offensif French
• oilbheumachScots Gaelic
• अपमानजनक Hindi
• offensive
• offensivo offensiva Italian
• 攻勢, 攻撃的, 気に障る, 攻撃, 攻撃側Japanese
• 공세Korean
• mataharehare, koeo, pūraurau, weriweri, hākikiMaori
• beledigend offensief aanvallend klaar om aan te vallen weerzinwekkend aanval inval walgelijk Dutch
• ofensywa atak obraźliwy Polish
• ofensivo ofensiva Portuguese
• ofensant atac ofensantă ofensivă Romanian
• обидный ата́ка оскорбительный наступле́ние наступательный Russian
• ofanziva, офанзиваSerbo
• offensiv stötande anstötlig Swedish
• на́ступ, обра́зливий, ата́каUkrainian