offend

/ə-ˈfend/

Middle English offenden "to assail, violate, displease, hurt the feelings of," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French offendre, borrowed from Latin offendere "to strike against, stumble (upon), trouble, break a rule, displease, annoy," from of-, assimilated variant of ob- ob--fendere presumably, "to strike, hit" (unattested without prefixes)

verb

to transgress the moral or divine law : sin
to violate a law or rule : do, wrong
to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury

if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive

offend against the law

offend outrage affront insult mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment. offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting. outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings.

idiom

to be unattractive

The billboard offends the eye.

verb

explode
to burst forth or break out suddenly or noisily
to go forth, out, or away : leave