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Offended

/əˈfɛndɪd/

To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

📖 Definitions of "Offended"

verb

1
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
"Your accusations offend me deeply."
2
To feel or become offended; to take insult.
"Don't worry. I don't offend easily."
3
To physically harm, pain.
"Strong light offends the eye."
4
To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
"Physically enjoyable frivolity can still offend the conscience"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
displeased	Not pleased or happy with something.
pained	In pain, especially in an emotional sense.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
displeasedverb	Not pleased or happy with something.
pained	In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
abused	Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
affrontedverb	Offended; having taken umbrage.
aggrieved	Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
appalled	Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.
attackedverb	(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
breached	forcibly broken through or opened up
bruised	(heraldry) Synonym of debruised.
dazed	In a state of shock or confusion.
harmed	having had pain or loss or suffering inflicted
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
infringed	Of a treaty, law, right, etc., broken or violated.
injured	Suffering from an injury
insultedverb	treated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally
insultingnoun	Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
naughtyverb	To perform sexual acts upon.
shockedverb	Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
slighted	Treated as unimportant or not worthy of attention.
strucknoun	A surname.