offending

offending
offending of‧fend‧ing [əˈfendɪŋ] adjective
the offending... the thing that is causing a problem:

• He demanded that the offending paragraph be deleted.

• The company told the judge that the offending ads would no longer be used.

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offending UK US /əˈfendɪŋ/ adjective [before noun]
guilty of a crime or wrong action: »

The worst offending companies received large fines.

making people upset or angry: the offending item/material/object »

The company had removed the offending material from its site when it was discovered.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • offending — index delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), felonious, offensive (offending), repugnant (exciting aversion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • offending — of|fend|ing [əˈfendıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) the offending ... the thing that is causing a problem often used humorously ▪ I decided to have the offending tooth removed. 2.) relating to or guilty of an illegal offence ▪ offending behaviour ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • offending — [[t]əfe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: the ADJ n You can use offending to describe something that is causing a problem that needs to be dealt with. The book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted... The dentist commenced to dig, drill… …   English dictionary

  • offending — adjective the offending ... often humorous the thing that is causing a problem: I decided to have the offending tooth removed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • offending — adjective offending against or breaking a law or rule contracts offending against the statute were canceled • Ant: ↑unoffending • Similar to: ↑sinning, ↑offensive, ↑violative …   Useful english dictionary

  • Offending — Offend Of*fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offending}.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob (see {Ob }) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See {Defend}.] 1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] Sir P.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • offending — adj. Offending is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑party …   Collocations dictionary

  • offending — of|fend|ing [ ə fendıŋ ] adjective only before noun OFTEN HUMOROUS causing a problem or breaking a rule: It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • offending — un·offending; …   English syllables

  • offending — UK [əˈfendɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] often humorous causing a problem, or breaking a rule It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph …   English dictionary

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