offenses
Sayuh-FENS-iz/əˈfɛnsɪz/
UK spellingoffences
- 1Plural of offense.
Repeat offenses carry heavier penalties under the new law.
The report documented several offenses committed over the years.
Note
A regular plural that marks the US spelling: British English writes offence and offences. The -s attaches to the countable uses: separate crimes, separate insults, or, in sports, the scoring units of several teams, as in a league's best offenses. The 'displeasure' meaning names a state rather than an event, so it stays singular. People take offense, not offenses.
offenses is a form of offense
offense, noun: An act that breaks a law or moral code; a crime or sin. Full entry
- Forms
- offenseoffenses plural
- Spelling
- offense → offenses: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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