offense

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Offence

Source: Webster's dictionary

offensive offence discourtesy umbrage huff attack blitzkrieg pique dudgeon crime invasion wrong injury assault attacking

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defense defence amendment right good justice

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team operation behavior conduct anger transgression

crime slight insult ridicule presumption derision

offensive offend offender

A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense at everything. Aristotle

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. Ambrose Bierce

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. Edsger W. Dijkstra

There can be no offense where none is taken. Japanese Proverb

Rather than tell a lie to help a friend, it is better to assist him in paying the fine for his offense. Nigerian Proverb

He who offended forgets, but he who suffered from the offense does not. Tswana Proverb