Offense vs Problem - What's the difference?
offense | problem |
(en noun) (US)
The act of offending:
# a crime or sin
#* {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
, title=Internal Combustion
, chapter=2 # an affront, insult or injury.
#* Dryden
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; ''contrasted with defense.
) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; ''contrasted with defense.
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
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, volume=190, issue=13, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
A puzzling circumstance.
Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
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As a verb offense
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problem.offense
English
(wikipedia offense)Alternative forms
* (British standard spelling) offenceNoun
citation, passage=The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}
- I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offence to their memories.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* defense (US), defence (Commonwealth)Derived terms
* hanging offense, hanging offence * indictable offense, indictable offence * summary offense, summary offence * regulatory offense, regulatory offenceSee also
* crime * sin ----problem
English
(wikipedia problem)Alternative forms
* probleme (obsolete)Noun
(en-noun)Nicole Vulser
Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies, passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem : maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}