offence — an illegal act; a crime
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an illegal act; a crime
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈfens/
Korean meaning: 범죄, 위법 행위
Korean pronunciation: 어-펜스 (강세: 펜스)
Example Sentences
- My cat committed the ultimate offence - knocking my coffee onto my laptop.
- He was charged with a traffic offence for speeding.
- I hope you won't take offence, but your singing sounds like a dying whale.
offence
NOUN//əˈfens//
an illegal act; a crime
💡 Concept
Caught committing a crime
🎵 Rhyme
Strong defence comes at great expense!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/əˈfens/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈfens/
🌳Etymology
Prefixof--
Rootfence
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '공격하다'라는 뜻의 'offendere'에서 유래했습니다. 마치 누군가를 향해 공격적으로 나아가는 모습을 연상시키죠.
🎵Rhyme
defenceexpenseimmenseintense
defence
expense
immense
intense
🔗Collocations
take offence
criminal offence
serious offence
minor offence
give offence
first offence
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat committed the ultimate offence - knocking my coffee onto my laptop.”
“He was charged with a traffic offence for speeding.”
😄 Fun example
“I hope you won't take offence, but your singing sounds like a dying whale.”
“The company apologized to avoid giving offence to customers.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
crimeviolationtransgressionwrongdoingmisdemeanor
Antonyms
complianceobediencelawfulness
Related
offenseoffendoffensivedefendantdefend
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