offended
Sayuh-FEN-did/əˈfɛndɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of offend.
The columnist's remarks offended readers across the political spectrum.
Many guests were offended by the host's careless comments about their hometown.
Note
One regular -ed form does double duty: the simple past (she offended them) and the participle after have or be (they had offended; they were offended). After be it shades into an adjective that grades (more offended, most offended), so "I was offended" often names a feeling rather than an act. Without an object it can mean transgressed: whoever offended had sinned or broken a rule.
offended is a form of offend
offend, verb: To hurt someone's feelings, displease them, make them angry, or insult them. Full entry
- Spelling
- offend → offended: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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