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offensive in inglese:

1. offend offend


Tom didn't mean to offend anyone.
This letter contains sensitive information that may offend some people.
So this doll has offended people
His marks about her family offended her
my brother unknowingly offended our neighbour
Allowing to carry on offending is an injustice to victims.
learn a conversation without offending anybody
Henry offended the local bigwig.
They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
He offended the viewers by bad language. He was asked to leave the party after he offended Martha.
I didn’t want to offend her but I told her she looked about 45 and she’s only 38!
If a pile of dirty dishes offends you, you don't know how to complicate your life then.
They avoided saying anything that might offend their audience.
Its content offends the moral sensibilities of most readers.
No, Caesar, of course I wasn't offended!

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2. likely to offend anyone likely to offend anyone



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3. controversial


Sometimes it's just best to avoid topics that might be controversial.
Racial profiling is a controversial police tactic.
One store decided to pull the controversial CD from its shelves.
He was criticized for voicing such a controversial opinion.
The referee made a controversial decision.
It's controversial because it's a disabled doll.
Any plan involving job losses is bound to be controversial.
Dont talk about controversial subjects like religion and politicis.
The revised version of the report isn't as controversial.
That’s a very controversial subject.
We all know that patient information about medicines is a controversial topic.
Julie tells me that banning smoking in all restaurants is a controversial issue at the moment.
Pregnancies of women over 50 are controversial.
We tried to stay away from controversial topics at the dinner party.
The exact meaning of metaphysics is controversial.

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4. abrasive


She was a tough teacher with rather an abrasive manner.
His abrasive manner offends many people.
1. Causing abrasion: scratched the stovetop with an abrasive cleanser. 2. Harsh and rough in manner: an unpleasant, abrasive personality a substance that abrades
She has a rather abrasive manner.
He was going to be abrasive company for three weeks.
She has a rather abrasive manner. He can sometimes be abrasive in meetings.
Do you think that aggressive or abrasive bosses are aware that they are disliked?

5. very rude or insulting and likely to upset people



6. inoffensive


/ˌɪn.əˈfen.sɪv/ an inoffensive ​article He ​seemed like a ​quiet, inoffensive ​sort of a ​guy.
an inoffensive article

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7. provocative


That was a deliberately provocative remark.
The minister’s provocative remarks were widely reported in the press.
After seeing her provocative body, he became obsessed with her.

8. aggressive


They often become nervous, irritable and at times aggressive without access to web.
She is aggressive.
Sylvain gets aggressive when he's drinking alcohol.
Don't be so aggressive. You scare people.
The aggressive man urged me to sign the contract.
The best way for adjusting the gap between the internal and the external price and securing economic growth is to promote the non-manufacturing industry's productivity by aggressive investing in facilities.
It has been shown that there is a relation between various neurotransmitters and hormones and aggressive behavior.
It's a way of making sure that the controller is not too aggressive.
If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.
I find it appalling that anyone should behave towards me in such a downright aggressive manner.
What would you do if a large aggressive animal ran towards you?
Some of the football fans got quite angry and aggressive towards the referee and started shouting at him.
A successful businessman has to be aggressive.
An aggressive person gets angry quickly and likes arguing.
If it's an aggressive strange salesman, then call me right away. I'll chase him off.

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