Offended and Virulent

Offended

Offended adjective - Hurt or upset.

Virulent and offended are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virulent" instead an adjective "Offended".

Nearby Words: offender, offending

Virulent

Virulent adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Offended and virulent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offended" instead an adjective "Virulent".

Nearby Word: virulence

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / American Psycho Patrick pretends to be offended by a racist joke one of his associates tells, though he's actually a virulent racist.
  • Patrick pretends to be offended by a racist joke one of his associates tells, though he's actually a virulent racist himself.
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