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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Numerology
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
I'm not precious on those things, if others are offended by that, I make no apology.
I'm trying to look at social media as little as possible during Grand Slams, during big tournaments, yeah, no offence to you guys, I don't really read what you guys write. You can go ahead and write whatever you want about me. It's fine. I will not be offended.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid:
Well I have a lot of bad habits, one of them is my telephone manner, as everybody will say. When the conversation is over, I hang up. I've offended people, I don't mean to. But there's no need to talk anymore, The conversation is over.
Offended vanity is the great separator in social life.
Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.
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- بالاهانةArabic
- مجرمPersian
- tersinggungIndonesian
- புண்படுத்தியதுTamil
- ناراUrdu
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