offensive

Meanings

Adjective

• Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
• Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
• Having to do with play directed at scoring.

Noun

• An attack.
• The posture of attacking or being able to attack.

Related

Similar words

• aggressive
• invidious

Origin

• From Middle French offensif, from Medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offendo, past participle offensus; see offend.