Offensive
31offensive — {{11}}offensive (adj.) attacking (1540s), insulting (1570s), both from M.Fr. offensif, from M.L. offensivus, from L. offens , pp. stem of offendere offend (see OFFEND (Cf. offend)). Related: Offensively; offensiveness. {{12}}offensive (n.)… …
32offensive — 1. adjective 1) offensive remarks Syn: insulting, rude, derogatory, disrespectful, personal, hurtful, upsetting, wounding, abusive 2) an offensive smell Syn: unpleasant, disag …
33offensive — adj. & n. adj. 1 giving or meant or likely to give offence; insulting (offensive language). 2 disgusting, foul smelling, nauseous, repulsive. 3 a aggressive, attacking. b (of a weapon) meant for use in attack. n. 1 an aggressive action or… …
34offensive — I. adjective Date: circa 1564 1. a. making attack ; aggressive b. of, relating to, or designed for attack < offensive weapons > c. of or relating to an attempt to score in a game or contest; also of or relating to a team in possession of the ball …
35Offensive — Angriff, Ansturm, Attacke, Sturm, Überfall, Übergriff, Vorstoß; (Völkerr.): Aggression. * * * Offensive,die:⇨Angriff(1,a) Offensive→Angriff …
36offensive — of•fen•sive [[t]əˈfɛn sɪv[/t]] or, for 4,5, [[t]ˈɔ fɛn , ˈɒf ɛn [/t]] adj. 1) causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating or annoying 2) unpleasant or disagreeable to the sense; disgusting 3) repugnant to the moral sense, good taste, or the… …
37Offensive — Als Offensive bezeichnet man: einen Begriff der Militärtheorie, Gegenteil der Defensive eine militärische Operation mit offensivem Charakter die Gesamtheit der Offensivspieler beim Mannschaftssport Siehe auch Angriff, Sturm (Begriffsklärung) …
38offensive — Synonyms and related words: Fescennine, Rabelaisian, abhorrent, abominable, abusive, aggravated assault, aggression, aggressive, amphibious attack, antagonistic, appalling, armed assault, arrant, assailing, assailment, assault, atrocious, attack …
39Offensive — Of|fen|si|ve [...və] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. offensive>: a) [planmäßig vorbereiteter] Angriff [einer Heeresgruppe]; Ggs. ↑Defensive; b) (ohne Plur.) auf Angriff (Stürmen) eingestellte Spielweise (Sport) …
40offensive — adjective 1》 causing offence. 2》 (of a military operation or weapon) involved or used in active attack. 3》 chiefly N. Amer. relating to the team in possession of the ball or puck in a game. noun 1》 a military campaign of attack. 2》 a forceful… …
