ofender

ofender (first-person singular present ofendo, first-person singular preterite ofendín, past participle ofendido)
ofender (first-person singular present ofendo, first-person singular preterite ofendim or ofendi, past participle ofendido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to offend

• ofensivo

• offender (pre-standardization spelling)

From Latin offendere.

• Hyphenation: o‧fen‧der

ofender (first-person singular present ofendo, first-person singular preterite ofendi, past participle ofendido)

1. to offend
   • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter V, in Cahetés‎^[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 29:

     — Leviandade, João Valerio. Não se offende assim uma pessoa ausente. Deixe para dizer isso a elle, se tiver razão para dizer. Razão e coragem. A nós, não.

     “Foolishness, João Valério. One doesn’t offend someone who’s not present in this way. Save it and tell it to him, if you have reason to. Reason and guts. Not to us.”

2. to displease

From Latin offendĕre.

• IPA^(key): /ofenˈdeɾ/ [o.fẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: o‧fen‧der

ofender (first-person singular present ofendo, first-person singular preterite ofendí, past participle ofendido)

1. to offend

   Synonyms: herir, insultar, ultrajar

2. (reflexive) to take umbrage, take offense

• “ofender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024