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Definition of Offensive
1. Adjective. Violating or tending to violate or offend against. "Considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
Similar to: Offending
Derivative terms: Offend, Offensiveness, Violate, Violate, Violate
2. Noun. The action of attacking an enemy.
Generic synonyms: Military Operation, Operation
Specialized synonyms: Counteroffensive, Dirty War, Push Back, Rollback
3. Adjective. For the purpose of attack rather than defense. "Offensive weapons"
Similar to: Antipersonnel, Assaultive, Attacking, Hit-and-run, Tip-and-run, Incursive, Invading, Invasive, Marauding, Predatory, Raiding, On The Offensive
Antonyms: Defensive
4. Adjective. Causing anger or annoyance. "Offensive remarks"
Also: Harmful, Disrespectful
Similar to: Abusive, Opprobrious, Scurrilous
Antonyms: Inoffensive
Derivative terms: Offend, Offend, Offensiveness
5. Adjective. Morally offensive. "An unsavory scandal"
Similar to: Odoriferous
Derivative terms: Offend, Offend, Offensiveness, Unsavoriness
Antonyms: Savory
6. Adjective. Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses. "Offensive odors"
Also: Evil, Hateful, Unpalatable, Unpleasant
Similar to: Abhorrent, Detestable, Obscene, Repugnant, Repulsive, Charnel, Ghastly, Sepulchral, Creepy, Disgustful, Disgusting, Distasteful, Foul, Loathly, Loathsome, Repellant, Repellent, Repelling, Revolting, Skanky, Wicked, Yucky, Ghoulish, Morbid, Hideous, Horrid, Horrific, Outrageous, Objectionable, Obnoxious, Rank, Scrimy, Verminous
Antonyms: Inoffensive
Derivative terms: Offend, Offensiveness
7. Adjective. Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one. "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
Derivative terms: Dysphemism, Offend, Offend, Offensiveness
Antonyms: Euphemistic
8. Adjective. Causing or able to cause nausea. "A sickening stench"
Similar to: Unwholesome
Derivative terms: Loathsomeness, Nauseatingness, Nausea, Noisomeness, Offend, Offensiveness, Sickeningness, Vileness
Definition of Offensive
1. a. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
2. n. The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive.
Definition of Offensive
1. Adjective. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred ¹
2. Adjective. Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: team sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring. ¹
4. Noun. (countable military) An attack. ¹
5. Noun. The posture of attacking or being able to attack. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Offensive
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Medical Definition of Offensive
1. 1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. 2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." 3. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons. League offensive and defensive, a leaque that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any foe, and to defend one another if attacked. Synonym: Displeasing, disagreeable, distasteful, obnoxious, abhorrent, disgusting, impertinent, rude, saucy, reproachful, opprobrious, insulting, insolent, abusive, scurrilous, assailant, attacking, invading. Offen"sively, Offen"siveness. Origin: Cf.F. Offensif. See Offend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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