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Noun offense has 5 senses
  1. discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
    --1 is a kind of behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
    --1 has particulars:
     derision, ridicule; indelicacy; insolence; insult, affront; presumption; rebuff, slight
  2. umbrage, offense, offence - a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
    --2 is a kind of anger, choler, ire
  3. misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, offence, offense, violation, infringement - a crime less serious than a felony
    --3 is a kind of crime, law-breaking
    --3 has particulars:
     disorderly conduct, disorderly behavior, disturbance of the peace, breach of the peace; false pretense, false pretence; indecent exposure, public nudity; perjury, bearing false witness, lying under oath; sedition
  4. offense, offence - the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
    --4 is a kind of team, squad
    Antonyms: defense, defence, defending team
  5. offense, offence, offensive - the action of attacking an enemy
    --5 is a kind of operation, military operation
    --5 has particulars: counteroffensive; dirty war; rollback, push back
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