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Meaning of "offense" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFFENSE

offense  [ˈɒfens] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFENSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Offense is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OFFENSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Offense

Offense or Offence may refer to: ▪ Offence or Crime, a violation of penal law ▪ Offense, the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring ▪ Offense, arguments that make a definite value judgment about an advocacy ▪ The Offence, a 1972 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet ▪ "Offense", an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent...

Definition of offense in the English dictionary

The definition of offense in the dictionary is the offense the team that has possession of the ball. Other definition of offense is the offense the members of a team that play in an attacking position.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFFENSE


defense
ˈdiːfens
everywhence
ˈevrɪˌwens
overintense
ˌəʊvərɪnˈtens
pretense
prɪˈtens
protense
prəʊˈtens
recense
rɪˈsens
refence
riːˈfens
somewhence
ˈsʌmˌwens
ultradense
ˌʌltrəˈdens
undersense
ˈʌndəˌsens

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFENSE

offence
offenceful
offenceless
offend
offended
offendedly
offender
offending
offendress
offenseless
offensive
offensive material
offensive weapon
offensively
offensiveness
offer
offer document
offer price
offerable
offeree

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFENSE

antiaircraft defense
common sense
common-sense
dense
Department of Defense
driver´s license
expense
immense
intense
license
make sense
nondefense
nonsense
Odense
Ourense
self-defense
sense
suspense
tense
the offense

Synonyms and antonyms of offense in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OFFENSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «offense» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of offense

Translation of «offense» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFENSE

Find out the translation of offense to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of offense from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «offense» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

进攻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delito
570 millions of speakers

English

offense
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपराध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جريمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преступление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ofensa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরাধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infraction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesalahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vergehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犯罪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

범죄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngganggu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành vi phạm tội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुन्हा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przestępstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злочин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infracțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδίκημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oortreding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krenkelser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of offense

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFENSE»

The term «offense» is very widely used and occupies the 12.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFENSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «offense» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «offense» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about offense

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFFENSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word offense.
1
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals.
2
Jami Attenberg
No offense to Bushwick, where all my neighbors greeted me on the street and there is a growing arts community and a curious beauty to its industrial zone, but Bushwick is no Williamsburg, even if the real estate agents would have you believe it is.
3
John Avlon
If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem.
4
Stanley Baldwin
The bomber will always get through. The only defense is in offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly that the enemy if you want to save yourselves.
5
Stanley Baldwin
The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to save yourselves.
6
John Barton
Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense.
7
Stephanie Beatriz
I lived in Park Slope, which is probably one of the most homogenized areas of Brooklyn. No offense to Park Slope.
8
David A. Bednar
If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly, and directly with that individual. Such an approach invites inspiration from the Holy Ghost and permits misperceptions to be clarified and true intent to be understood.
9
John Bevere
Offense cuts you off from God. We separate ourselves from the pipeline. I've never seen anything block blessings from Heaven except offense.
10
Bill Cartwright
The triangle is a foundation to an offense.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFENSE»

Discover the use of offense in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to offense and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
To Steal a Book is an Elegant Offense: Intellectual Property ...
" "This ambitious, pioneering work makes available a wealth of new material.
William P. Alford, 1995
2
John Wooden's UCLA Offense
Wooden's first-ever instructional basketball book and DVD package provides anunprecedented inside look at the offensive system of this basketball coachinglegend.
John Wooden, Swen Nater, 2006
3
Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship
The essays attempt to understand the passion that plays itself out in acts of silencing and censoring and argue that a destructive dynamicof belligerence and escalation tends to overtake the rivals in any field ruled by censorship.
J. M. Coetzee, 1996
4
Basketball, multiple offense and defense
Explains how coaches can help their players develop the right mental attitude, and describes a variety of offensive and defensive plays
Dean Smith, Bob Spear, Bob Savod, 1999
5
Capital Offense: How Washington's Wise Men Turned America's ...
In Capital Offense, veteran Newsweek reporter Michael Hirsh gives us a colorful narrative history of the era he calls the Age of Capital, telling the story through the eyes of its key players, from Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman through ...
Michael Hirsh, 2010
6
Football's West Coast Offense
Explains how coaches can use the high-production, low-risk offensive measure popularized by the San Francisco 49ers
Frank Henderson, 1997
7
The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense
Describes how to stay free from offense and escape the mentality of a religious victim, claiming that the feeling of victimization is one of the tools of Satan, and by overcoming offense, readers will strengthen their relationship with God.
John Bevere, 2004
8
Blasphemy: Verbal Offense Against the Sacred, from Moses to ...
Society has always condemned as blasphemy what it regards as an abuse of liberty This book is about the suppression of freedom of expression in the religious belief and experience; it is also about an inchmeal progression in the scope of ...
Leonard Williams Levy, 1995
9
The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love: ...
Leeman puts forth an expert defense of how God's holy love is biblically, theologically, and practically represented to a watching world through the local church practices of membership and discipline.
Jonathan Leeman, 2010
10
Capitol Offense
Co-written by the U.S. Senator from Maryland, a political thriller features a senate newcomer who becomes the target of shadowy assassins when she takes on the thorny issue of MIA's being held in Vietnam. Reprint.
Barbara Mikulski, Marylouise Oates, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFENSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term offense is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Steelers' offense outshines defense like never before
So does the fact that the Steelers' offense — statistically, at least — was ... about it a lot — how we want our offense to be known,” Brown said. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
2
Bills Mailbag: What's Harvin's role in offense? Any breakouts?
@GMitch2311 says: “How big of a role do you see Percy Harvin getting in the offense? Will Ronald Darby be a nickel back or starter?”. «Bills Blitz - The Buffalo News, Jul 15»
3
New York Mets finally add offense, trade in division with Atlanta …
New York Mets fans, rejoice: Your offensively challenged team finally added some much-needed offense. With baseball's non-waiver trade ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
4
O'Hara: I expect a more aggressive Giants offense in 2015
In the first season under offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo, the New York Giants' offense attacked the field in a fast and methodical fashion. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Ohio State football: What will the Buckeyes' offense look like with …
Stacy Elliott's eyes glazed over and he smiled widely when fantasizing about what Ohio State's offense could look like in 2015. But not even ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
6
Shortstop offense is at its worst since 1989
It is no secret that offense has been down across all of Major League Baseball—especially for the last couple of years. For MLB Shortstops ... «Beyond the Box Score, Jul 15»
7
Rowdies tweak lineup in hopes of sparking sluggish offense
Before its recent struggles, Tampa Bay's offense had been clicking. In four previous games, the Rowdies had scored nine goals and gone 3-0-1 ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
8
Red Sox Look To Get Offense Going After Rough Road Trip (Video)
“The fact they couldn't score any runs on the road trip, the offense was asleep most of the trip and the fact that any time they were in a close ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»
9
North Carolina commit Noah Turner excited about role in Carmel …
Carmel always has been run-oriented, and uses the triple-option offense that requires a tight end to have a block first, block second, and block ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Martavis Bryant could take Steelers' offense to next level
Cian Fahey of Bleacher Report took a deep dive into Bryant's film from 2014 and believes he could take his team's offense to the next level. «247Sports, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Offense [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/offense>. Apr 2024 ».
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