Offended

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Offend \Of*fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offended}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Offending}.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob
     (see {Ob-}) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See
     {Defend}.]
     1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] --Sir P.
        Sidney.


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     2. To displease; to make angry; to affront.
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              A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong
              city.                                 --Prov. xviii.
                                                    19.
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     3. To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong
        light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
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     4. To transgress; to violate; to sin against. [Obs.]
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              Marry, sir, he hath offended the law. --Shak.
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     5. (Script.) To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to
        stumble; to cause to sin or to fall. [Obs.]
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              Who hath you misboden or offended.    --Chaucer.
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              If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out . . . And
              if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off. --Matt.
                                                    v. 29, 3O.
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              Great peace have they which love thy law, and
              nothing shall offend them.            --Ps. cxix.
                                                    165.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  offended
       adj : hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and
             puzzled expression" [syn: {pained}]