offending

Verb

Present participle of offend.

Noun

(plural offendings)

The act of committing an offence.

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He specially abstained from offending their religious susceptibilities.
(It is hurled against offending Israel, Isa.
Helene was faced by a new problem--how to preserve her intimacy with both without offending either.
Ordinarily she would have thumped him on top of the head or yelled, but fearful of offending a customer, she tolerated his invasion of her space.
He tried to grab her once, but the offending hand was swatted away.

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