| noun | the action of attacking an enemy |
| adjective | violating or tending to violate or offend against “violative of the principles of liberty” |
| adjective | for the purpose of attack rather than defense “offensive weapons” |
| adjective | causing anger or annoyance “offensive remarks” |
| adjective | morally offensive “an unsavory reputation” |
| adjective | unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses “offensive odors” |
| adjective | substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one “`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'” |
| adjective | causing or able to cause nausea “a nauseating smell” |
| offensiveness | noun | the quality of being offensive |
| offend | verb | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| violate | verb | fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns |
| unsavoriness | noun | the property of being extremely unacceptable to the mind |
| dysphemism | noun | an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one |
| nauseatingness | noun | extreme unpalatability to the mouth |
| nausea | noun | disgust so strong it makes you feel sick |
| noisomeness | noun | the quality of being noxious |
| loathsomeness | noun | the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions |
| sickeningness | noun | extreme unpalatability to the mouth |
| vileness | noun | the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions |