Offend and Repulse

Offend

Offend verb - To commit an offense.

Repulse is a synonym for offend in displease topic. In some cases you can use "Repulse" instead a verb "Offend", when it comes to topics like disgust.

Repulse

Repulse verb - To cause to feel disgust.
Usage example: the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me

Offend is a synonym for repulse in disgust topic. Sometimes you can use "Offend" instead a verb "Repulse", if it concerns topics such as revolt.

Common collocations

woman offend woman repulse woman
audience offend audience repulse audience
listeners offend listeners repulse listeners
audiences offend audiences repulse audiences
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