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انگریزی

offense

gb/əfˈɛns/ us/əfˈɛns/
B1 انگریزی
~ 1700
معانی
0 معانی
اسم B1 event
1

breaking a law or rule

An action that goes against a law or rule.

استعمال کا انداز: to commit an offense
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'offense' with 'offence' — both spellings are correct; 'offense' is US English, 'offence' is UK English.
ہم معنی الفاظ
violation (More formal; often used in legal or official contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
compliance (Following a law or rule instead of breaking it.)
لفظی تراکیب
commit an offense |serious offense |minor offense |criminal offense |first offense
موضوعات
law |crime |society |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

استعمال کا انداز: to take offense at [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'take offense' with 'be offended'; both are correct, but 'take offense' is more idiomatic in many contexts.
ہم معنی الفاظ
resentment (A stronger, longer-lasting feeling of anger or bitterness.)
متضاد الفاظ
acceptance (Not feeling upset when faced with a potentially offensive remark.)
لفظی تراکیب
take offense |cause offense |give offense |easily offended
موضوعات
emotions |communication |relationships |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'offense' in sports with 'offense' meaning a crime; context clarifies the meaning.
ہم معنی الفاظ
attack (Often used in sports to refer to the action of trying to score.)
متضاد الفاظ
defense (The part of the team that tries to stop the other team from scoring.)
لفظی تراکیب
play offense |strong offense |offense and defense
موضوعات
sports |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • Our offense scored two goals.
  • The team has a good offense.
  • He plays on the offense.
  • Offense is important in football.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
offense
IPA
GB/əfˈɛns/
US/əfˈɛns/
ہجا بندی اور زور
of - fense (2 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fense)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
  • Base: offense
  • Variant Spelling: offence
  • Plural: offense, offenses
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
offence noun B1 offenses noun
Core family
offend verb B1 offensive adjective B1 offender noun B1
Related words
offensively adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inoffensive adjective
Advanced or less common
offensiveness noun
اہم نکات
  • Spelling Variant: offence Noun
عبارات

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.

مثالیں
  • 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.

مثالیں
  • 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.

مثالیں
  • She took offense at his casual remark about her job.
  • Don’t take offense — I was only joking.
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ہم تھرڈ پارٹی اشتہاری کوکیز یا کراس سائٹ ٹریکنگ پکسلز استعمال نہیں کرتے۔
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