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offending

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ə.ˈfend.ɪŋ/
    • /ə.ˈfend.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ə.ˈfend.ɪŋ/

Definitions of offending word

  • noun offending Present participle of offend. 1
  • abbreviation OFFENDING objectionable 1
  • adjective offending breaking a rule, law 1
  • adjective offending You can use offending to describe something that is causing a problem that needs to be dealt with. 0
  • uncountable noun offending Offending is the act of committing a crime. 0
See all 5 definitions of offending

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Parts of speech for Offending

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Offending

offending popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

offending usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for offending

adverb offending

adjective offending

  • guilty — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
  • convictable — to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
  • errant — Erring or straying from the proper course or standards.
  • errable — Liable to error; fallible.
  • delinquent — Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
All 15 Synonyms of offending

Top questions with offending

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