Offend
Offend verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.
Usage example: the visitor unintentionally offended his hosts terribly by failing to compliment them on the elaborately prepared meal
Please
Please verb - To give satisfaction to.
Usage example: fresh flowers please me greatly
Nearby Word: pleased
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Please note you haven't done anything to offend this girl, especially if she spots you, and she merely comes in swinging.
- The Infernal Exalted have Acts of Villainy which they commit in order to please their Yozi masters if they've managed to offend them somehow.
Source: Bond Villain Stupidity
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