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How to pronounce offensive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, sickening, vile
Derivation offend, offensiveness
Type Words
Synonyms violative
Derivation offensiveness, offend


considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity.
Type Words
Synonyms unsavory, unsavoury
Derivation offensiveness, offend
Type Words
Synonyms offence, offense
Type of military operation, operation
Has types dirty war, push back, counteroffensive, rollback
Type Words
Derivation offend, offensiveness


offensive remarks.
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offensive weapons.
Type Words
Derivation offensiveness, offend


offensive odors.

Examples of offensive

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The Rams added an offensive coordinator, but are now minus a quarterbacks coach.
From the stltoday.com
Even with 11 offensive rebounds, Jacksonville turned them into just four points.
From the stltoday.com
Ponder battled injury problems throughout the season, as did the offensive line.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He transferred from Indiana to ISU, where he played offensive tackle in 2006-07.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The good news is that this poor offensive showing means Shawn is certainly gone.
From the omaha.com
The visitors had 11 offensive rebounds in the first half and zero in the second.
From the bostonherald.com
We all know Denver's defense needs help, but what about Denver's offensive line?
From the denverpost.com
Last year, he went on a charm offensive following the auto maker's quality woes.
From the online.wsj.com
Moldoveanu got the offensive rebound and was fouled by Lehigh's Jordan Hamilton.
From the denverpost.com
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  • Offense: the action of attacking an enemy
  • Violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
  • For the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
  • Causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"
  • Unsavory: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
  • Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
  • An offensive is a military operation that seeks through aggressive projection of armed force to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational or tactical goal. Another term for an offensive often used by the media is 'invasion', or the more general 'attack'.
  • Offensive (Offensief) is a Trotskyist organisation that was operating within the Dutch Socialist Party (SP) in an entryist fashion. Offensief is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International.
  • (Offense (law)) In law, an offence is a violation of the penal law. An offence can range from a simple misdemeanour (e.g. a traffic violation) to a felony (e.g. capital murder). ...