Offence and Slight

Offence

Offence noun - A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others.

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Slight and offence are semantically related. in insult topic. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead a noun "Offence", when it comes to topics like affront.

Nearby Words: offensive, offend, offender, offensively

Slight

Slight noun - A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).

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Offence and slight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offence" instead a noun "Slight".

Nearby Words: slightly, slighted, slighting, slightingly

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great	great offence	great slight
personal	personal offence	personal slight
minor	minor offence	minor slight
worse	worse offence	worse slight

Both words in one sentence

Money Fetish: Rosary has one main thing in mind, and it's making money; she even takes offence at even the slight mention of doing things for free.

Source: Video Game / Armored Core V

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