The word "offended" has two syllables: of-fend-ed.
The homophone for offensive is "offensive." Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings.
The word for saying the same thing twice is "redundancy."
Words that mean the same thing are called synonyms.
Hypocrisy
Arabs are no different than other people in that they are offended by much of the same things that are customarily offensive to other people and cultures. Additionally, they are also offended by dogs, pigs, scantly clad women, and Persians, amongst other things.
That question is offensive!Her speech was found by many to be offensive and discriminating.I am an offensive tackle on the football team this year.
This can be very offensive to some women but it all depends how you put it is you say it in a kind funny way it is less likely she will get offended but if you are saying as tho you are telling her off she is very likely to get offended. But it also depends on how she takes it! (: x
No matter how offensive a person can get with you it is better to ignore them and let that offensive basically make a fool of themselves which they always manage to do. When you offend them back then they have you baited for further debating which can lead into a screaming match and both of you will then look like fools.
Usually it is the offender, but there may be cause for the person who has been offended to say sorry; because of some misunderstanding on their part which caused the offender to act the way they did.
breath, the customers can get offended.
Yes. Referring to a German as a "Kraut" is certainly not a good thing. However, they do not find it as offensive as black people find the n-word or as offensive as Jews find the k-word.
Rather than tell them that THEY have offended you turn it round and say that YOU have found what they did/said offensive. Say "Please don't do/say that I find it offensive because......" "How do you tell someone honestly but nicely that they have offended you?" As the "offender" you don't have the right to expect a nice response or set rules of engagement. In my case, I would have greatly appreciated if he had picked up the telephone and spoke with me directly and privately.
She is offended that people get so offended easily.I think I have offended him.Why are you offended by everything?
As a puertorican, I know exactly how we can get offended. We can get offended in the same way any person of any country can get offended: when you make a mean, stereotyped or disrespectful commentary about anything related with our culture, traditions, history, physical characteristics, language, beliefs and way of living.
No, you must consider that people worldwide, has different reactions of what is offensive. If I ask you the same question regarding to the US people, could you give me an answer ? Usually, what is offensive for a person can not affect other one. This question cannot be done on this way. It appears that all the brazilian people would get offended when somebody say a certain sentence or word. In other words, what is offensive to most of the brazilian people certainly would be offensive on the whole world. Take a look on a you tube video : "Everything is offensive. "
Im white and I am not easily offended although I do find violence and cruelty trying material to deal with.