What does offended mean?
Definitions for offended
of·fend·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
offended, painedadjective
hurt or upset
"she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression"
Wikipedia
offended
An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred".
ChatGPT
offended
Offended refers to feeling upset, annoyed, or insulted by something perceived as a disrespect or a disregard for one's beliefs, values, or feelings. It often happens when someone crosses socially or personally set boundaries, intentionally or unintentionally.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of offended in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of offended in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of offended in a Sentence
We are offended that that awful image of our son's brutal murder be used publicly, to tweet it again just continues to promote their propaganda - the horrible way they recruit others who want to be brutal. I certainly do not want that to continue.
A significant percentage of your consumer base is completely offended by what the flag stands for, and it doesn't make sense carrying it.
If the word only made you think of rational, deserved causes like teaching a less whitewashed version of American history, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would still want to own it. But it's a joke because it makes you think of people who wake up offended and take orders from Twitter. And their oversensitivity has grown tiresome.
The Marxist ideology is wrong, but I have met many Marxists in my life who are good people, so I don't feel offended.
Gov. Herbert stands by his actions to cease acting as a pass-through for federal funds to Planned Parenthood, he was offended by the actions of Planned Parenthood and the callousness with which they discussed human life.
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- بالاهانةArabic
- مجرمPersian
- tersinggungIndonesian
- புண்படுத்தியதுTamil
- ناراUrdu
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