- feeling or expressing hurt, indignation, or irritation because of a perceived wrong or insult: The man replied in an offended voice, "My niece would never do anything like that!"
- being the recipient or victim of criminal or morally repugnant behavior: After the referral agent and the offender speak, the offended individual is invited to speak about how the assault affected them.
- (of a sense, taste, etc.) affected disagreeably: With the bright neon blue and red, the dress looked like clown garb, so my offended aesthetic sense told me to take it off.
- the simple past tense and past participle of offend.
