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Adjective
offensive

1. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred

#: Most feminists find pornography offensive.

1. (team sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.

#: The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

Translations
trans-top|Causing offense
Dutch: weerzinwekkend, weerzinwekkende, walgelijk, walgelijke
Finnish: hyökkäävä, päällekäyvä, loukkaava (hurtful)
Japanese: ���
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trans-top|(team sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring
Dutch: aanvallend, offensief, offensieve
Finnish: hyökkäävä, hyökkäys-
French: offensif
Italian: offensivo
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Spanish: ofensivo
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Noun
offensive

1. military An attack.

#: The Marines today launched a major offensive.

1. uncountable The position of attacking or being liable to attack.

#: It is important to stay on the offensive in these situations.

(military) An attack

Dutch: offensief n, aanval m, inval m
Finnish: hyökkäys
French: offensif m
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(uncountable) The position of attacking or being liable to attack

Dutch: klaar om aan te vallen
Finnish: hyökkäyskanta: pysyä hyökkäyskannalla (stay on the offensive)
French: offensif
Italian: offensiva f
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Italian

Adjective
offensive f

1. Feminine plural form of offensivo

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