different between disapprobation vs offense

English

Etymology

dis- +? approbation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?æp???be???n/

Noun

disapprobation (countable and uncountable, plural disapprobations)

1. An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book 13, Chapter 6,^[1]

     Though a gentle sigh, which stole from the bosom of Nancy, seemed to argue some secret disapprobation of these sentiments, she did not dare openly to oppose them.

   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 22,^[2]

     Elizabeth would wonder, and probably would blame her; and though her resolution was not to be shaken, her feelings must be hurt by such disapprobation.

   • 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Chapter IV,^[3]

     And not only these acts, but the dispositions which lead to them, are properly immoral, and fit subjects of disapprobation which may rise to abhorrence.

   • 1921, D. H. Lawrence, Sea and Sardinia, Chapter I,^[4]

     No one seems to think so, however. Yet they view my arrival with a knapsack on my back with cold disapprobation, as unseemly as if I had arrived riding on a pig. I ought to be in a carriage, and the knapsack ought to be a new suitcase.

Antonyms

• approbation

Related terms

• disapproval
• disapprove

Translations

Further reading

• disapprobation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• disapprobation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• disapprobation at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Alternative forms

• (British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand standard spelling) offence

Etymology

From Middle English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offensa (“a striking against; displeasure; injury”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??f?ns/
• (team sports senses, especially in the U.S.): IPA^(key): /??f.?ns/, /??f.?ns/)
• Hyphenation: of?fense
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

offense (countable and uncountable, plural offenses) (American spelling)

1. The act of offending:
   1. a crime or sin
   2. an affront, insult or injury.
      • 1680, John Dryden, Ovid's Epistles

        I have ventured to give my opinion on this subject against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offence either to their memories.

2. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
3. (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
4. (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:offense

Antonyms

• defense (US), defence (Commonwealth)

Derived terms

Related terms

• offensive
• offend
• offender

Translations

See also

• crime
• sin

Anagrams

• seen off

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.f??s/

Verb

offense

1. first-person singular present indicative of offenser
2. third-person singular present indicative of offenser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of offenser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of offenser
5. second-person singular imperative of offenser

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /of?fen.se/, [?f?f??s??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /of?fen.se/, [?f?f?ns?]

Adjective

off?nse

1. vocative masculine singular of off?nsus