OFFEND

• (verb) cause to feel resentment or indignation

  "Her tactless remark offended me"

  synonyms : pique

• (verb) hurt the feelings of

  "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests", "This remark really bruised my ego"

  synonyms : bruise , hurt , injure , spite , wound

• (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion

  "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

  synonyms : appal , appall , outrage , scandalise , scandalize , shock

• (verb) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

  "offend all laws of humanity", "violate the basic laws or human civilization", "break a law", "break a promise"

  synonyms : breach , break , go against , infract , transgress , violate

  She was accused of breaching the contract. -added by naila_inlas

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