offensiveness

əˈfɛnsɪvnɪs

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Definition of offensiveness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotion

Rare

quality of causing displeasure or resentment

Rare

The offensiveness of his remarks was evident to everyone.

annoyance

offense

ethics

Rare

state of being morally unacceptable

Rare

The offensiveness of the advertisement led to its removal.

offense

outrage

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Origin of offensiveness

Latin, offendere (to strike against) + -ness (state of)

Terms with offensiveness included in their meaning

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rudeness

offensiveness

quality of being offensive or inappropriate

frightfulness

utter horror

extreme unpleasantness or offensiveness

Examples of offensiveness in a sentence

His tone added to the offensiveness of the statement.
The offensiveness of his remarks shocked everyone.
She apologized for the offensiveness of her comments.

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French:caractère offensant, ...
German:Anstößigkeit, ...
Italian:offensività, indecenza, ...
Spanish:ofensividad, ...
Portuguese:ofensividade, ...
Chinese:冒犯性, 不当, ...
Japanese:攻撃性, ...
Arabic:إساءة, قُبْح أَخْلَاقِيّ, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹגְעָנוּת, חֹסֶר קְבִילוּת מוּסָרִית, ...
Russian:оскорбительность, неприемлемость, ...
Ukrainian:образливість, непристойність, ...
Hindi:अपमानजनकता, आपत्तिजनकता, ...
Bengali:আপত্তিকরতা, অশোভনতা, ...
Catalan:ofensivitat, ...
Czech:urážlivost, pohoršlivost, ...
Danish:anstødelighed, ...
Dutch:beledigendheid, beledigend karakter, ...
Greek:προσβλητικότητα, ηθική απαράδεκτη συμπεριφορά, ...
Hungarian:sértő jelleg, erkölcstelenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពគួរឱ្យអន់ចិត្ត, ភាពមិនសមរម្យខាងសីលធម៌, ...
Korean:모욕성, ...
Persian:نارضایتی, غیرقابل قبول بودن, ...
Polish:obraźliwość, nieprzyzwoitość, ...
Portuguese (BR):ofensividade, ...
Romanian:ofensivitate, ...
Swedish:stöthet, ...
Thai:ความไม่พอใจ, ความไม่ถูกต้อง, ...
Turkish:gücendiricilik, ahlaki kabul edilemezlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự xúc phạm, sự phản cảm, ...

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Definition of offensiveness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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