Offensive
21offensive — offensively, adv. offensiveness, n. /euh fen siv/ or, for 4, 5, /aw fen , of en /, adj. 1. causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials. 2. unpleasant or disagreeable to the sense: an… …
22Offensive — Of·fen·si̲·ve [ və] die; , n; 1 Mil ≈ Angriff ↔ Defensive <eine Offensive planen, einleiten, eröffnen; aus der Defensive in die / zur Offensive übergehen> || K: Gegenoffensive, Großoffensive 2 Maßnahmen, die schnell zu einem bestimmten Ziel …
23Offensive — For Wikipedia s guidelines on offensive content, see Wikipedia:Offensive material. Offensive may refer to: Offensive (Netherlands), a political party Offensive (military), an attack See also Offense (disambiguation) Charm offensive This… …
24Offensive — Übergriff; Überfall; Sturm; Angriff * * * Of|fen|si|ve [ɔfɛn zi:və], die; , n: planmäßig angelegter [militärischer] Angriff /Ggs. Defensive/: eine Offensive planen, durchführen; die Offensive des Gegners abwehren. Syn.: ↑ Aggression, ↑ …
25offensive*/ — [əˈfensɪv] adj I 1) unpleasant or insulting, and likely to make people upset or embarrassed Ant: inoffensive offensive language[/ex] offensive odours[/ex] The advertisement was offensive to many women.[/ex] 2) used for attacking Ant: defensive… …
26offensive — 1. adjective /əˈfɛnsɪv,ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/ a) Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred Some feminists find pornography offensive. b) Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensiv …
27offensive — /əˈfɛnsɪv / (say uh fensiv) adjective 1. causing offence or displeasure; irritating; highly annoying. 2. disagreeable to the sense: an offensive odour. 3. repugnant to the moral sense, good taste, or the like; insulting. 4. relating to offence or …
28OFFENSIVE — n. f. Attaque que l’on fait sans avoir été provoqué par l’adversaire. Prendre l’offensive. Le général, après avoir été longtemps sur la défensive, a pris l’offensive. Les premières offensives de cette armée furent malheureuses. Préparer,… …
29Offensive 77 — Der Begriff Offensive 77 wurde sowohl von der Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF), wie auch von Medien und Ermittlungsbehörden im Zusammenhang mit den Terroranschlägen der Gruppe ab 1977 verwendet. [1] Ziel der Offensive war die Befreiung der inhaftierten… …
30offensive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerned with an attack] Syn. assaulting, attacking, invading; see aggressive 2 . 2. [Revolting] Syn. obnoxious, odious, opprobrious, disagreeable, displeasing, abhorrent, reprehensible, detestable, repulsive, repugnant …
