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- Dictionaryoffensive/əˈfɛnsɪv/
adjective
- 1. causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed: "the allegations made are deeply offensive to us" Similar Opposite
- 2. actively aggressive; attacking: "offensive operations against the insurgents" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an attacking military campaign: "an impending military offensive against the guerrillas"
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6 days ago · noun. the quality of being offensive. synonyms: distastefulness, odiousness. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Offensiveness." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/offensiveness. Accessed 04 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. offensiveness.
4 days ago · The term "Tet offensive" usually refers to the January–February 1968 offensive, but it can also include the so-called "Mini-Tet" offensive that took place in May and the Phase III offensive in August, or the 21 weeks of unusually intense combat that followed the initial attacks in January.
5 days ago · 2 Definitions. 2A Delegation of Director-General’s powers. 3 Refuse bins. 4 Receptacles for trade refuse. 5 Presumption in cases where trade refuse, etc., ... 12 Dangerous and offensive articles in refuse bins, etc. 13 Noxious and offensive substances in watercourses. 14 Conveyance along public streets of offensive matter.
6 days ago · Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g. apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices.
3 days ago · Some drag performers, transvestites, and people in the gay community have embraced the pornographically derived term tranny for drag queens or people who engage in transvestism or cross-dressing; this term is widely considered an offensive slur if applied to transgender people.
5 days ago · What are offensive and defensive soccer tactics? In this article we will explain you how a soccer team can play offensive and defensive soccer.
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A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to rupture enemy defenses on a narrow front to disrupt the defensive system. Envelopment. Offensive maneuver in which the main attacking forces passes around or over the enemy's principal defensive positions to secure objectives to the enemy's rear. Turning Movement.
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4 days ago · criminal law, the body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected persons, and fixes penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders.
