offending

Plural: offendings

Verb

• cause to feel resentment or indignation
• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
• strike with disgust or revulsion
• hurt the feelings of
• present participle and gerund of offend

Adjective

• offending against or breaking a law or rule
  • "contracts offending against the statute were canceled"

Noun

• The act of committing an offence.

Adj

• Responsible; to be blamed.

Examples

• "Something in the fridge smelled terrible. The offending article was soon identified and removed."

Synonyms

appal, appall, breach, break, bruise, go against, hurt, infract, injure, offend, outrage, pique, scandalise, scandalize, shock, spite, transgress, violate, wound

Antonyms

keep, unoffending

Anagrams of offending