Definition of offend

• v. t. - To strike against; to attack; to assail.
• v. t. - To displease; to make angry; to affront.
• v. t. - To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
• v. t. - To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
• v. t. - To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.