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In Australia, we point out a person's weaknesses as a way of saying 'I see you and I accept you'. If you do that with Americans, they instantly take offence.
Andrew Dominik

Meaning of "take offence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE OFFENCE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE OFFENCE

take liberties
take no notice of
take no prisoners
take note
take notice
take occasion
take odds
take off
take off one´s hat to
take on
take on board
take one´s breath away
take one´s courage in both hands
take one´s hour
take one´s medicine
take one´s place
take one´s time
take out
take out on
take over

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE OFFENCE

at your convenience
boundary fence
chain-link fence
civil defence
criminal offence
defence
electric fence
fence
Ministry of Defence
offence
on the fence
over the fence
perimeter fence
picket fence
post-and-rail fence
rabbit-proof fence
ring fence
ring-fence
self-defence
sit on the fence
the defence

Synonyms and antonyms of take offence in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «TAKE OFFENCE»

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

Translation of «take offence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE OFFENCE

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

Translator English - Chinese

见怪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ofenderse
570 millions of speakers

English

take offence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रूठना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأخذ جريمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обижаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ofender
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরাধ কর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´offenser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelanggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übel nehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腹を立てる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공격 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk pelanggaran
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

अपराध करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

offendersi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrażać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ображатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se supăra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαμβάνουν αδίκημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanstoot neem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tar illa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bli fornærmet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take offence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE OFFENCE»

The term «take offence» is regularly used and occupies the 59.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE OFFENCE» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «TAKE OFFENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take offence.
1
Andrew Dominik
In Australia, we point out a person's weaknesses as a way of saying 'I see you and I accept you'. If you do that with Americans, they instantly take offence.
2
John Woolman
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE OFFENCE»

Discover the use of take offence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take offence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ta diapheronta, or, Divine characters: in two parts : ...
He confidcreth that, of persons apt to take offence, there are sundry sorts. First, some arcttv.-^, and some are wilful: willingly he offendeth neither, but doth bis fiCor.io.jj utmost to please oilmen in all things (i) that tend to their profit that they may ...
Samuel Crook, Christopher Barker, 1658
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Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause Offence
However, this does not mean to say that any impoliteness is neutralised, i.e. that the target will not take offence at perceived face-attack. What concerns me is that people can and do still take offence in such situations, even if there are ...
Jonathan Culpeper, 2011
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... charged with/convicted of/ prosecuted for an offence • a lesser/minor/serious offence • an offence against sb • the offence of sth £2£s Word partners for offence upset feelings take offence (at sth) • cause/give offence (to sb) • intend/mean no ...
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The Works of John Owen
They do not take offence at one another; nor doth the church of God take offence; for, as saith the proverb, they can do no otherwise. To shew you how men are hardened in their prejudices against the truth, and confirmed in all their course by  ...
John Owen, 1826
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On Offence: the politics of indignation
Primed as we are to take offence, we grant ourselves leave to dish it out, with the result that online conversations descend all too readily into aggravation and abuse. In the words of Tim Adams of The Ohserwer, the internet is creating an ' age ...
Richard King, 2013
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Augustine: Later Works
If you keep hold of charity, you shall take offence neither in Christ nor in the Church; and you will desert neither Christ nor the Church. The deserter of the Church cannot be in Christ, since he is not among Christ's members: he cannot be in ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), John Burnaby, 1955
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The New York Review
Neither are you to be exhorted to this grace only upon the common grounds of Christianity, which are, that persons ready to take offence, either want charity to cover offences, or wisdom duly to weigh human frailties, or, lastly, are gross though ...
Francis Lister Hawks, Lambert Lilly, Caleb Sprague Henry, 1841
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Innovating Democracy: Democratic Theory and Practice After ...
Spokesmen for the Muslim community in Australia, for example, purport to take offence at the mere discussion of banning the export of live sheep to the Middle East, where they are slaughtered in ways that animal liberationists deem cruel.
Robert E. Goodin, 2008
9
Historical memorials relating to the Independents, or ...
And for that, watchfulness must be had that we neither at all in ourselves do give, no, nor easily take offence being given by others. ' Woe be to the world for offences ! ' for although it be necessary, considering the malice of Satan and man's ...
Benjamin Hanbury, 1839
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies
You're pretty much destined to take offence much of the time unless you live in an airconditioned bubble allon your own. In the realworld, sometimes people are rude to each other and fail to behave in a thoughtful, respectful manner. We're not  ...
Rhena Branch, Rob Willson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE OFFENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term take offence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Faith must be strong enough to take offence
The village, as we approached it, was the normal collection of straw-roofed huts and a school. It was only as I got out of the car that the destruction was evident. «The Times, Jul 15»
2
BJP leaders take offence to tweet against Maharashtra CM Fadnavis …
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra has not taken kindly to allegations that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was squandering public money on a ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
3
A joke too far? Are we took quick to take offence at 'humorous …
It sounds like a set-up itself, but in an age where social media allows instant feedback on any controversial remark, public figures are finding out the dangers of ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
4
Hard to take offence at Jack Grealish's decision to wait
Even now, after so many attempts to get them right, the Fifa rules that govern international eligibility are an imperfect attempt to address an intractable problem. «Irish Times, May 15»
5
Goats galore take offence
Should one take offence at Ivan's Fenech's opinion (April 28) for insinuating that the average Gozitan has the IQ of a goat? Presumably, this is because the ... «Times of Malta, May 15»
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Are Our Politicians Too Quick To Take Offence?
Also, why are our netas so quick to take offence and act against people in such cases? We bring you voices from across the country on India Speaks. «NDTV, Mar 15»
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The right to take offence must also be fully respected
François-Marie Arouet, an 18th century French writer and philosopher better known by his nom de plume Voltaire, has been mentioned a good deal in the ... «The National, Jan 15»
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It's not only Muslims that take offence
So the offence that many Muslims take to their prophet or religion being insulted -- as they see it -- is not restricted to them. Such offence of religious sensibilities ... «Jamaica Observer, Jan 15»
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I won't say much, some people take offence, says Sadhvi Niranjan …
In Trilokpuri though, not once did the controversial Minister speak of the riots that had taken place a few metres away from where she spoke. «Indian Express, Dec 14»
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The Four Horsemen – and taking offence
The blacksmith was also the only one who didn't cause or take offence himself. According to the BBC, he had no objection to them using subtitles. Instead, the ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»

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