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offensive

/əˈfɛnsɪv/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An attack.
  2. The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
  3. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
  4. Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
  5. Having to do with play directed at scoring.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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