Offense is a breaking of a rule or something that angers or displeases.
(noun)See offense in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < MFr < L offensa < pp. of offendere: see offend
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French ofense
Origin: , from Latin offēnsa
Origin: , from feminine past participle of offendere, to offend; see offend
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