offensive

adjective · nounA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more offensivemost offensive

Superlative

offencive

1.
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
Some people find pornography offensive.
An offensive smell.
2.
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
The army's offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon.
3.
(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

offensivesoffencive

1.
(countable)(countable, military) An attack.
The Marines today launched a major offensive.
2.
(uncountable)The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

aggressiveinvidiousinvidious Intending to cause envious offense

Trái nghĩa

inoffensivedefensive

Cùng gốc / liên quan

counteroffensivecyberoffensiveoveroffensive superoffensivecounter-offensiveinoffensiveoffensive guardnonoffensiveoffensive and defensive allianceoffensive backoffensive foulnon-offensiveoffensive lineoffensive line of scrimmageoffensively offensivenessoffensive tackleoffensive to pious earsoffensive zoneunoffensive

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is from Latin offendere (to offend); see offend.