offense
gb/əfˈɛns/ us/əfˈɛns/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 1700
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
event
1
breaking a law or rule
An action that goes against a law or rule.
الگوی کاربرد:
to commit an offense
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'offense' with 'offence' — both spellings are correct; 'offense' is US English, 'offence' is UK English.
هممعنیها
violation (More formal; often used in legal or official contexts.)
متضادها
compliance (Following a law or rule instead of breaking it.)
ترکیبهای رایج
commit an offense
|serious offense
|minor offense
|criminal offense
|first offense
موضوعها
law
|crime
|society
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
to take offense at [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'take offense' with 'be offended'; both are correct, but 'take offense' is more idiomatic in many contexts.
هممعنیها
resentment (A stronger, longer-lasting feeling of anger or bitterness.)
متضادها
acceptance (Not feeling upset when faced with a potentially offensive remark.)
ترکیبهای رایج
take offense
|cause offense
|give offense
|easily offended
موضوعها
emotions
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'offense' in sports with 'offense' meaning a crime; context clarifies the meaning.
هممعنیها
attack (Often used in sports to refer to the action of trying to score.)
متضادها
defense (The part of the team that tries to stop the other team from scoring.)
ترکیبهای رایج
play offense
|strong offense
|offense and defense
موضوعها
sports
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Our offense scored two goals.
- The team has a good offense.
- He plays on the offense.
- Offense is important in football.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
offense
IPA
GB/əfˈɛns/
US/əfˈɛns/
هجاها و تکیه
of - fense (۲ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fense)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: offense
- Variant Spelling: offence
- Plural: offense, offenses
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
offence
noun B1
offenses
noun
Related words
offensively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inoffensive
adjective
Advanced or less common
offensiveness
noun
نکتههای کلیدی
- Spelling Variant: offence Noun
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- She took offense at his casual remark about her job.
- Don’t take offense — I was only joking.