Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - offense
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offense
нападение; агрессивные действия (в поведении животных)
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3.
or offence noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete an act of stumbling b. archaic a cause or occasion of sin ; stumbling block 2. something that outrages the moral or physical senses 3. a. the act of attacking ; assault b. the means or method of attacking or of attempting to score c. the offensive team or members of a team playing offensive positions d. scoring ability 4. a. the act of displeasing or affronting b. the state of being insulted or morally outraged takes ~ at the slightest criticism 5. a. a breach of a moral or social code ; sin, misdeed b. an infraction of law; especially misdemeanor • ~less adjective Synonyms: ~, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity. ~ implies hurt displeasure takes deep ~ at racial slurs. resentment suggests lasting indignation or ill will harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother. umbrage may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives took umbrage at the offer of advice. pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation. dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon. huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause in a huff he slammed the door. Synonyms: ~, sin, vice, crime, scandal mean a transgression of law. ~ applies to the infraction of any law, rule, or code at that school no ~ went unpunished. sin implies an ~ against moral or religious law the sin of blasphemy. vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts regarded gambling as a vice. crime implies a serious ~ punishable by the law of the state the crime of murder. scandal applies to an ~ that outrages the public conscience a career ruined by a sex scandal. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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5.
~1 n the usual American spelling of offence ~2 n AmE the part of a game such as football concerned with getting points and winning (The Bears are going to have work on their offense this season.) (- opposite defense2) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- mid-14c., from L. offensa "an offense, injury," from fem. pp. of offendere (see offend). Offensive (adj.) in senses of "attacking," and of "insulting" both 16c. from M.Fr. offensif (fem. offensive), from M.L. offensivus, from pp. stem of L. offendere "offend." The noun is 1720 from the adj. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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