{
    "term": "offensive",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "rude in a way that causes somebody to feel upset or annoyed because it shows a lack of respect",
            "sensetop": "offensive to somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "offensive remarks"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The programme contains language which some viewers may **find offensive**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "racially offensive language/comments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.",
                    "contextForm": "offensive to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This sort of remark is very offensive to women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This job is stressful enough even without clients being offensive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The material is patently offensive as measured by the standards for the broadcast medium."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "extremely unpleasant",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The problem is how to eliminate offensive smells from the processing plant."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "obnoxious",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "connected with the act of attacking somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an offensive war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "offensive action"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was charged with carrying an **offensive weapon**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "connected with the team that has control of the ball; connected with the act of scoring points",
            "labels": "(North American English, sport)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "offensive play"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **offensive player/lineman/tackle**"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfensɪv/",
                "audio": "of/offensive/offensive__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfensɪv/",
                "audio": "of/offensive/offensive__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French offensif, -ive or medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens- ‘struck against’, from the verb offendere ‘strike against’."
}