Definitions
the action of attacking an enemy
Word origin
From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is from Latin offendere (“to offend”); see offend.
Used in a sentence
“Some people find pornography offensive.”
“An offensive smell.”
“A survey at Yale University had 63% of students wanting professors to issue “trigger warnings” before saying anything that some might find offensive or could cause painful emotions.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Military attack”9 letters
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