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{
"term": "offensive",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "rude in a way that causes somebody to feel upset or annoyed because it shows a lack of respect",
"sensetop": "offensive to somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "offensive remarks"
},
{
"text": "The programme contains language which some viewers may **find offensive**."
},
{
"text": "racially offensive language/comments"
},
{
"text": "His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.",
"contextForm": "offensive to somebody"
},
{
"text": "This sort of remark is very offensive to women."
},
{
"text": "This job is stressful enough even without clients being offensive."
},
{
"text": "The material is patently offensive as measured by the standards for the broadcast medium."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "extremely unpleasant",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The problem is how to eliminate offensive smells from the processing plant."
}
],
"synonyms": "obnoxious",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "connected with the act of attacking somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "an offensive war"
},
{
"text": "offensive action"
},
{
"text": "He was charged with carrying an **offensive weapon**."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "connected with the team that has control of the ball; connected with the act of scoring points",
"labels": "(North American English, sport)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "offensive play"
},
{
"text": "an **offensive player/lineman/tackle**"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfensɪv/",
"audio": "of/offensive/offensive__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfensɪv/",
"audio": "of/offensive/offensive__us_4.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French offensif, -ive or medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens- ‘struck against’, from the verb offendere ‘strike against’."
}