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offending

uh-FEN-ding/əˈfɛndɪŋ/

3 meanings of offending

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Being the person or thing that caused a problem and should be blamed.

    Like pointing at the one thing that caused all the trouble.

    The editor deleted the offending sentence from the article.

    She quickly found the offending wire and fixed the short circuit.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of offend. Use this form for something happening right now.

    He is offending everyone at the table with his rude jokes.

    She kept offending her classmates without even noticing.

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The act of breaking the law or doing something wrong.

    Programs that reduce youth offending have helped many neighborhoods.

    Repeat offending often leads to a much longer sentence.

    Similarlawbreaking, criminality, wrongdoing, delinquency

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offending is a form of offend

offend, verb: To hurt someone's feelings or make them angry. Full entry

Forms
offendoffends he/she/itoffending -ing formoffended past tense, past participle
Spelling
offend → offending: add -ing

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