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offensive
English
Alternative forms
- offencive (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French offensif, from Medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offendere (“to offend”), past participle offensus; see offend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f?ns?v/
- (sports): (US) IPA(key): /???f?ns?v/
Adjective
offensive (comparative more offensive, superlative most offensive)
- Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
- Antonym: inoffensive
- Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
- Antonym: defensive
- (sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
Usage notes
- When the second syllable is emphasized, "offensive" is defined as "insulting". When the first syllable is emphasized, it refers to the attacker in a conflict or a sport.
- Nouns to which "offensive" is often applied: content, material, language, word, comment, remark, statement, speech, joke, humor, image, picture, art, behavior, conduct, act, action.
Synonyms
- aggressive
- invidious (Intending to cause envious offense)
Derived terms
Related terms
- offend
- offense
Translations
Noun
offensive (countable and uncountable, plural offensives)
- (countable, military) An attack.
- (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- offensive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- offensive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Danish
Adjective
offensive
- plural and definite singular attributive of offensiv
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.f??.siv/
- Homophone: offensives
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
offensive f (plural offensives)
- (military) offensive (an attack)
Descendants
- ? German: Offensive
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
offensive
- feminine singular of offensif
Further reading
- “offensive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
offensive
- inflection of offensiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /of.fen?si.ve/
- Hyphenation: of?fen?sì?ve
- Rhymes: -ive
Adjective
offensive
- feminine plural of offensivo
Noun
offensive f
- plural of offensiva
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
offensive
- definite singular/plural of offensiv
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
offensive
- definite singular/plural of offensiv
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rush
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
- Homophone: Rush
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English risshe, rusch, risch, from Old English rysc, risc, from Proto-West Germanic *ruskij?, borrowed from Latin r?scum (“butcher's broom”) + *-j? (animal and plant suffix). Cognates include West Frisian risk, Dutch rus (“bulrush”), Norwegian Bokmål rusk, dialectal Norwegian ryskje (“hair-grass”).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- A wick.
Synonyms
- (plant of the genus Juncus): juncus
Translations
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Middle English ruschen, russchen (“to rush, startle, make a loud rushing noise”), from Old English hrys?an (“to jolt, startle”), from Proto-Germanic *hurskijan? (“to startle, drive”), from *hurskaz (“fast, rapid, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ers- (“to run, hurry”).
Cognate with Old High German hurscan (“to speed, accelerate”), Old English horsc (“quick, quick-witted, clever”).
Noun
rush (plural rushes)
- A sudden forward motion.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers
- A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and, with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers
- A surge.
- General haste.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- (military) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
- Synonym: zerg
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- (American football, dated) A rusher; a lineman.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- (US, figuratively) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (US, dated, college slang) A perfect recitation.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rush (third-person singular simple present rushes, present participle rushing, simple past and past participle rushed)
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
- c. 1683, Robert West, The further Exmaination of Robert West of the Middle-Temple, Barrister at Law
- A party of men […] shoud be ready to rush out; and upon the noise of the first shot immediately run down to the Gate and break in.
- c. 1683, Robert West, The further Exmaination of Robert West of the Middle-Temple, Barrister at Law
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, military) To make a swift or sudden attack.
- (military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- Synonym: zerg
- (transitive or intransitive, US, college) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority; to undergo hazing or initiation in order to join a fraternity or sorority.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (US, slang, dated) To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an error.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:rush (hurry)
Derived terms
- downrush
- rushing
Translations
Adjective
rush (not comparable)
- Performed with, or requiring urgency or great haste, or done under pressure.
Usage notes
Used only before a noun.
See also
- rushes
Further reading
- Juncaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rush_(football) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Hurs, RHUs, Suhr
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English rush
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha or rushene)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
- gullrush
- rushtid
References
- “rush” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “rush” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English rush
Noun
rush n (definite singular rushet, indefinite plural rush, definite plural rusha)
- a rush (Etymology 2)
Derived terms
- gullrush
- rushtid
References
- “rush” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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