We are using cookies
This website uses cookies in order to offer you the most relevant information. By browsing this website, you accept these cookies.
This website uses cookies in order to offer you the most relevant information. By browsing this website, you accept these cookies.
Did you know?
You can double click on a word to look it up on TermGallery.
You can double click on a word to look it up on TermGallery.
Meanings of offensive in inglés
Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses.
Related terms
español
ofensivo For the purpose of attack rather than defense.
Related terms
Usage of offensive in inglés
1
Since Israel's Gaza offensive 18 months ago, cross-border violence has largely abated.
2
Bryant had an offensive way of dismissing what he called 'ordinary crime'.
3
What is particularly offensive is the way the government has announced this.
4
What's more, there are serious legal consequences for using this offensive term.
5
The next criticism is a related one: the great 'straw man' offensive.
6
Perhaps that's the best way to deal with offensive humor or heckling.
7
Pentagon war planners had said they expected the offensive to last weeks.
8
The Germans were certainly aware that a major offensive was being planned.
9
Perhaps most concerning for Atlanta is the health of the offensive line.
10
What about the offensive last part, about the impact on public health?
11
Deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable, the minister wrote on his Facebook page.
12
Now, just think for a second about quite how offensive that is.
13
The crackdown follows a number of reversals for the Russian military offensive.
14
Hamas said Israel would pay a high price for the ground offensive.
15
They basically admitted that their campaign to divide South Africans was 'offensive'.
16
McKinnie said he suggested a change to offensive line coach Jim Turner.
About this term
Frequent collocations
More collocations
Offensive through the time
Offensive across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
More variants