different between dislike vs offense

English

Etymology

From dis- +? like.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?la?k/, /?d?sla?k/
• Rhymes: -a?k

Noun

dislike (plural dislikes)

1. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
2. (usually in the plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to).

   Tell me your likes and dislikes.

3. (Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

Translations

Verb

dislike (third-person singular simple present dislikes, present participle disliking, simple past and past participle disliked)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.) [16th-19th c.]
2. (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
3. (Internet) To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
• This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs

Synonyms

• mislike
• hate
• disrecommend

Antonyms

• like

Translations

See also

• abhor
• despise
• detest
• hate
• loathe

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