Break
Offended
Offended adjective - Hurt or upset.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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She has no fear whatsoever of the thugs who break into her house, but is highly offended by their lack of manners (they declined tea and cucumber sandwiches).
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It first manifested as a limit break; the band he was in was putting on their first live show, and Christabel had offended the crew the would normally set everything up with only half an hour to go before showtime.
Source: Literature / Without Bloodshed - When Blake Thorburn is made an Unperson by a demon, these spirits forget about the vows he swore, meaning that he is theoretically able to lie and break his word-but he is offended by the suggestion that he needs spirits as an excuse for him to keep his word.
Source: I Gave My Word
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