offensive

== English == === Alternative forms === offencive (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if by analogy with défensif. Offendre is from Latin offendere (“to offend”); see offend. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfɛnsɪv/ (sports): (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/ === Adjective === offensive (comparative more offensive, superlative most offensive) Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation. Antonym: inoffensive Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive. Antonym: defensive (sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring. ==== Synonyms ==== aggressive invidious (Intending to cause envious offense) unheard-of ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== offend offense ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === offensive (countable and uncountable, plural offensives) (countable, military) An attack. (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “offensive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “offensive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Danish == === Adjective === offensive plural and definite singular attributive of offensiv == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.fɑ̃.siv/ Homophone: offensives === Etymology 1 === First attested 1417; formed from offense, from Latin offēnsare (“to strike against”). ==== Noun ==== offensive f (plural offensives) (military) offensive (an attack) ===== Derived terms ===== offensive terrestre ===== Descendants ===== → German: Offensive === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== offensive feminine singular of offensif === Further reading === “offensive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === offensive inflection of offensiv: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /of.fenˈsi.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: of‧fen‧sì‧ve === Adjective === offensive feminine plural of offensivo === Noun === offensive f plural of offensiva == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === offensive definite singular/plural of offensiv == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === offensive definite singular/plural of offensiv == Swedish == === Adjective === offensive definite natural masculine singular of offensiv