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Sin vs Offensive - What's the difference?

sin | offensive |

As nouns the difference between sin and offensive

is that sin is a violation of God's will or religious law while offensive is an attack.

As a verb sin

is to commit a sin.

As a proper noun Sin

is the god of the moon in Sumerian mythology.

As an abbreviation SIN

is sinaloa, a state of Mexico.

As an adjective offensive is

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

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    offensive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
  • Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
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  • Having to do with play directed at scoring.
  • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "offensive" is often applied: content, material, language, word, comment, remark, statement, speech, joke, humor, image, picture, art, behavior, conduct, act, action. * When the second syllable is emphasized, "offensive" is defined as "insulting". When the first syllable is emphasized, it refers to the attacker of a conflict or the team in a sport who possesses the ball.

    Synonyms

    * aggressive * invidious (Intending to cause envious offense)

    Antonyms

    * inoffensive (not causing offense or disgust ) * defensive (relating or causing defence )

    Derived terms

    * offensiveness

    Noun

  • (countable, military) An attack.
  • The Marines today launched a major offensive .
  • (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
  • He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.