offense American English spelling


offense - noun

  • a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
  • a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  • (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  • the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
  • the action of attacking an enemy

    • offense - thesaurus

    crime   discourtesy   offence British English spelling   offensive   umbrage  

    Scrabble score for offense

    o is 1 f is 4 f is 4 e is 1 n is 1 s is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 13

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