offender

Variant of offend

offend definition

of·fend (ə fend′)

intransitive verb

  1. to break a law, religious commandment, etc.; commit a sin or crime
  2. to create resentment, anger, or displeasure; give offense

Etymology: ME offenden < OFr offendre < L offendere, to strike against < ob- (see ob-) + fendere, to hit, strike: see defend

transitive verb

  1. to hurt the feelings of; cause to feel resentful, angry, or displeased; insult
  2. to be displeasing to (the taste, sense, etc.)
  3. Obsolete
    1. to transgress; violate
    2. to cause to sin

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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