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offense
[ uh-fens aw-fens, of-ens ]
noun
- a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
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- a transgression of the law; misdemeanor.
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- a cause of transgression or wrong.
- something that offends or displeases.
- the act of offending or displeasing.
- the feeling of resentful displeasure caused:
to give offense.
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- the act of attacking; attack or assault:
weapons of offense.
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- a person, army, etc., that is attacking.
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- Sports.
- the players or team unit responsible for attacking or scoring in a game.
- the players possessing or controlling the ball, puck, etc., or the aspects or period of a game when this obtains.
- a pattern or style of scoring attack:
single-wing offense; fast-break offense.
- offensive effectiveness; ability to score:
a total breakdown in offense.
- Archaic. injury, harm, or hurt.
Other Word Forms
- -Ǵ·ڱԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of offense1
Idioms and Phrases
see no offense ; take offense .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Castillo’s DNA was found in a database known as Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, that helps law enforcement link crime scenes to individuals previously convicted of certain offenses.
The Chargers used the draft to add firepower to an offense that sputtered last season.
The Bruins have several players wearing the same number on offense and defense.
Here’s a breakdown of the Chargers’ 2025 NFL draft class, which features nine players, five on offense and four on defense.
The Clippers fell behind 85-65 at the end of the third quarter, their offense struggling and their defense unable to control the Nuggets in the early going of the second half.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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