Offend — Defs

01 v. t. To strike against; to attack; to assail.

imp. & p. p. Offended; p. pr. & vb. n. Offending

1.
To strike against; to attack; to assail.[Obs.]
2.
To displease; to make angry; to affront.
“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city.” — Prov. xviii. 19.
3.
To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
4.
To transgress; to violate; to sin against.[Obs.]
“Marry, sir, he hath offended the law.” — Shak.
5.
To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.(Script.) [Obs.]
“Who hath you misboden or offended.” — Chaucer.

“If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out . . . And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off.” — Matt. v. 29, 3O.

“Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing shall offend them.” — Ps. cxix. 165.

02 v. i. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.

1.
To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.
“Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” — James ii. 10.

“If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive.” — Shak.
2.
To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.
“I shall offend, either to detain or give it.” — Shak.

Phrases & compounds

To offend against — to do an injury or wrong to; to commit an offense against.