Offender vs. Offense — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Offender and Offense
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Offender
To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in
We were offended by his tasteless jokes.
Offense
The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
Offender
To be displeasing or disagreeable to
Onions offend my sense of smell.
Offense
The state of being offended.
Offender
To result in displeasure
Bad manners may offend.
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Offense
A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
Offender
To violate a moral or divine law; sin.
Offense
A transgression of law; a crime.
Offender
To violate a rule or law
Offended against the curfew.
Offense
Something that outrages moral sensibilities
Genocide is an offense to all civilized humans.
Offender
One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
Offense
(ŏfĕns′) The act of attacking or assaulting.
Offender
A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
Offense
The means or tactics used in attempting to score.
Offender
One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.
I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Offense
The team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.
Offender
A person who transgresses moral or civil law
Offense
Scoring ability or potential.
Offense
The act of offending.
Offense
A crime or sin.
Offense
An affront, injury, or insult.
Offense
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
Offense
A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
Offense
The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
Offense
The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.
Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.
I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offense to their memories.
Offense
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure; as, to cause offense.
He was content to give them just cause of offense, when they had power to make just revenge.
Offense
A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.
Woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!
Offense
In any contest, the act or process of attacking as contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive; as, to go on the offense.
Offense
The members of a team who have the primary responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the opposing team from scoring goal.
Offense
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Offense
A feeling of anger caused by being offended;
He took offence at my question
Offense
A crime less serious than a felony
Offense
The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Offense
The action of attacking an enemy
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