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offend

verb/əˈfɛnd/

to cause someone to feel upset or annoyed

She didn't mean to offend anyone with her comments, but they were taken the wrong way.

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word origin — from Old French 'ofendre', from Latin 'offendere', meaning 'to strike against' or 'to harm'.