Offended vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

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Offended is a related term of melancholy.

As a verb offended

is (offend).

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

offended

English

Verb

(head)

(offend)

offend

English

Verb

(en verb)

(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

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(intransitive) To feel or become offended, take insult.

(transitive) To physically harm, pain.

(transitive) To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.

(intransitive) To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.

(transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.

(obsolete, transitive, archaic, biblical) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

* 1896 , Adolphus Frederick Schauffler, Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons , W. A. Wilde company, Page 161,

"If any man offend not (stumbles not, is not tripped up) in word, the same is a perfect man."

* New Testament'', Matthew 5:29 (''Sermon on the Mount ),

"If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out."

Quotations

* (English Citations of "offend")

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* offendedly * offendedness * offender * reoffend

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melancholy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Affected with great sadness or depression.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

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Synonyms

* (thoughtful sadness) (l) * See also

Noun

(melancholies)

(historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

*, Bk.I, New York 2001, p.148:

Melancholy , cold and dry, thick, black, and sour,is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones.

Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

* 1593 , (William Shakespeare), , V. i. 34:

My mind was troubled with deep melancholy .