offendere

Definitions of offendere
  1. verb
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    synonyms: ingiuriare, insultare, oltraggiare, svillaneggiare, vilipendere, vituperare
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    ferire, ingiuriare, insultare, oltraggiare, scottare, toccare, turbare, vilipendere, vituperare
    hurt the feelings of
  2. verb
    hurt the feelings of
    synonyms: ferire, ingiuriare, insultare, oltraggiare, scottare, toccare, turbare, vilipendere, vituperare
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    ingiuriare, insultare, oltraggiare, svillaneggiare, vilipendere, vituperare
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    mortificare, scornare, umiliare, umiliarsi
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    degradare, disonorare
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  3. verb
    give trouble or pain to
    synonyms: ferire
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    ferire, ledere, vulnerare
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
    affannare
    cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
    rimordere, seviziare
    subject to torture
    traumatizzare
    inflict a trauma upon
    mutilare
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
    danneggiare, penalizzare, pregiudicare
    cause or do harm to
    investire
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    accoltellare, pugnalare
    use a knife on
    acciaccare, ammaccare
    injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
    escoriare, pascere, sbucciare, scorticare
    break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
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    fare star male
    cause to feel unwell
  4. verb
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
    synonyms: ferire, ledere, vulnerare
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    rimordere, seviziare
    subject to torture
    traumatizzare
    inflict a trauma upon
    mutilare
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
    danneggiare, penalizzare, pregiudicare
    cause or do harm to
    investire
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    accoltellare, pugnalare
    use a knife on
    acciaccare, ammaccare
    injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
    escoriare, pascere, sbucciare, scorticare
    break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
    nauseare
    make sick or ill
    mutilare
    destroy or injure severely
    fulminare
    strike down or shoot down
    gambizzare
    shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
    dirompere, maciullare, spezzare
    crush or bruise
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    ferire
    give trouble or pain to
  5. verb
    happen
    synonyms: ampliare, amplificare, aprire, congegnare, costruire, dispiegarsi, formare, guastare, infrangersi, ingrandire, interrompere, manifestarsi, molestare, nascere, nuocere, rompere, rompersi, sbocciare, scassinare, sconciare, spaccarsi, squarciare, svilupparsi, svolgersi, tagliare
    ampliare, amplificare, congegnare, costruire, formare, ingrandire
    be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
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    accadere, avere luogo, avvenire, occorrere, succedere
    come to pass
  6. verb
    strike with disgust or revulsion
    synonyms: scandalizzare
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    disgustare, nauseare, schifare
    cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
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