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hateful or hurtful
offense, offence, offensive(adj)the action of attacking an enemy
offensive, violative(adj)violating or tending to violate or offend against
"violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
offensive(adj)for the purpose of attack rather than defense
"offensive weapons"
offensive(adj)causing anger or annoyance
"offensive remarks"
unsavory, unsavoury, offensive(adj)morally offensive
"an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
offensive(adj)unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
"offensive odors"
dysphemistic, offensive(adj)substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
"`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile(adj)causing or able to cause nausea
"a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment I find your disrespectful attitude toward religion very offensivethe smell of rotting food is quite offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protestinsensitive, offensive remarks about the plight of the homeless
the act or action of setting upon with force or violencethe primary offensive by the ground forces will commence at dawn tomorrow
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