offense
gb/əfˈɛns/ us/əfˈɛns/
B1
إنجليزي
~ 1700
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
event
1
breaking a law or rule
An action that goes against a law or rule.
نمط الاستخدام:
to commit an offense
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'offense' with 'offence' — both spellings are correct; 'offense' is US English, 'offence' is UK English.
مرادفات
violation (More formal; often used in legal or official contexts.)
أضداد
compliance (Following a law or rule instead of breaking it.)
تراكيب شائعة
commit an offense
|serious offense
|minor offense
|criminal offense
|first offense
مواضيع
law
|crime
|society
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Speeding is a common traffic offense.
- The company was fined for an environmental offense.
- Shoplifting is considered a serious offense in this country.
- He was arrested for committing an offense against public order.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Stealing is an offense.
- It is an offense to drive too fast.
- He went to jail for an offense.
- Littering is an offense in this city.
اسم
B2
state
2
feeling hurt or insulted
A feeling of anger or hurt because someone said or did something rude.
نمط الاستخدام:
to take offense at [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'take offense' with 'be offended'; both are correct, but 'take offense' is more idiomatic in many contexts.
مرادفات
resentment (A stronger, longer-lasting feeling of anger or bitterness.)
أضداد
acceptance (Not feeling upset when faced with a potentially offensive remark.)
تراكيب شائعة
take offense
|cause offense
|give offense
|easily offended
مواضيع
emotions
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She took offense at his comment about her accent.
- I hope you won’t take offense if I speak frankly.
- His joke was meant to be funny, not to cause offense.
- They apologized to avoid giving offense to the guests.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I did not mean to give offense.
- He took offense at my words.
- Please do not take offense.
- She felt offense when they laughed.
اسم
B1
entity
3
team's attacking side in sports
The players in a game who try to score points against the other team.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'offense' in sports with 'offense' meaning a crime; context clarifies the meaning.
مرادفات
attack (Often used in sports to refer to the action of trying to score.)
أضداد
defense (The part of the team that tries to stop the other team from scoring.)
تراكيب شائعة
play offense
|strong offense
|offense and defense
مواضيع
sports
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Our team's offense scored three touchdowns in the first half.
- They need to improve their offense if they want to win the championship.
- The coach focused on building a stronger offense this season.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Our offense scored two goals.
- The team has a good offense.
- He plays on the offense.
- Offense is important in football.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
offense
IPA
GB/əfˈɛns/
US/əfˈɛns/
المقاطع والنبر
of - fense (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fense)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: offense
- Variant Spelling: offence
- Plural: offense, offenses
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
offence
noun B1
offenses
noun
Related words
offensively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inoffensive
adjective
Advanced or less common
offensiveness
noun
أهم نقاط القواعد
- Spelling Variant: offence Noun
تعبيرات
cause offense
1/kˈɔz əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
upset someone by rudeness
To make someone feel upset because you said or did something rude or unkind.
أمثلة
- He didn’t mean to cause offense with his comments.
- The article caused offense among many readers.
no offense
1/nˈoʊ əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
informal
not meant as an insult
A phrase used before or after saying something that might upset someone, to show you do not mean to be rude.
أمثلة
- No offense, but I think you’re wrong about that.
- No offense — your cooking has improved a lot since last time.
take offense
1/tˈeɪk əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
become upset by rudeness
To feel angry or hurt because of something rude or unkind someone says or does.
أمثلة
- She took offense at his casual remark about her job.
- Don’t take offense — I was only joking.