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
Snub is a synonym for offend in distress topic. In some cases you can use "Snub" instead a verb "Offend", when it comes to topics like ignore, insult, displease.
Snub
Snub verb - To deliberately ignore or treat rudely.
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