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offensive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of offensive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary offensive adjective /əˈfensɪv/ /əˈfensɪv/ jump to other results rude in a way that causes somebody to feel upset or annoyed because it shows a lack of respect offensive remarks The programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive . racially offensive language/comments offensive to somebody His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers. opposite inoffensive Extra Examples This sort of remark is very offensive to women. This job is stressful enough even without clients being offensive. The material is patently offensive as measured by the standards for the broadcast medium. Topics Personal qualities b2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. (formal) extremely unpleasant synonym obnoxious The problem is how to eliminate offensive smells from the processing plant. Synonyms disgusting disgusting foul ▪ revolting ▪ repulsive ▪ offensive ▪ gross These words all describe something, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill. disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: What a disgusting smell! foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad: She could smell his foul breath. revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: The stew looked revolting. disgusting or revolting? Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English. repulsive ( rather formal ) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill. Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons. offensive ( formal ) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant. gross ( informal ) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant. Patterns disgusting/​repulsive/​offensive to somebody to find somebody/​something disgusting/​revolting/​repulsive/​offensive to smell/​taste disgusting/​foul/​gross a(n) disgusting/​foul/​revolting/​offensive/​gross smell a disgusting/​revolting/​gross habit disgusting/​offensive/​gross behaviour a disgusting/​revolting/​repulsive man/​woman/​person Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry [only before noun] connected with the act of attacking somebody/something an offensive war offensive action He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon . compare defensive (North American English, sport ) connected with the team that has control of the ball; connected with the act of scoring points offensive play an offensive player/lineman/tackle compare defensive Word Origin mid 16th cent.: from French offensif , -ive or medieval Latin offensivus , from Latin offens- ‘struck against’, from the verb offendere ‘strike against’. See offensive in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See offensive in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: offensive Other results All matches offensive noun charm offensive noun offensive line noun offensive coordinator noun offensive lines take the offensive be on the offensive go on (to) the offensive Idioms take the offensive be on the offensive go on (to) the offensive Nearby words offending adjective offense noun offensive adjective offensive noun offensive coordinator noun elapse verb From the Topic Time C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day