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A breaking of a law or rule

Immorality, or an act of immorality or sacrilege

A scornful or hurtful act or expression

Annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult

The shame, outrage or anger caused by a scandalous action or event

An attack or raid on an enemy

A harmful or unkind act

An aggressive and violent physical act against a person or object

Vulgar or lewd behavior, typically with a humorous bent

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

An action or event that causes general public outrage

An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury

Insulting and offensive language

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

Violent and hostile behaviour

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Noun

A breaking of a law or rule

misdemeanour^UK

act of dereliction

act of misconduct

breach of conduct

breach of the law

infraction of the law

violation of the law

misbehaviour^UK

fall from grace

mischievousness

dereliction of duty

act of wickedness

clandestineness

antisocial behavior

misdemeanours^UK

moral transgression

misdemeanors^US

unlawful activity

insubordination

breaking of the law

breach of the rules

failure to observe

criminal offense

monkey business

irresponsibility

unprofessionalism

yielding to temptation

criminal behavior

unethical behaviour

breach of ethics

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“Marking an unpatented article as patented to deceive the public is an offence punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars.”

Noun

Immorality, or an act of immorality or sacrilege

irreligiousness

unrighteousness

sacrilegiousness

unscrupulousness

mischievousness

lack of respect

act of wickedness

fall from grace

reprehensibility

mischief-making

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“Nor does forgiveness involve excusing a sinful offence.”

Noun

A scornful or hurtful act or expression

slap in the face

left-handed compliment

kick in the teeth

backhanded compliment

disparaging remark

microaggression

pointed comment

blow to one's pride

ruffled feathers

superciliousness

character assassination

critical remark

snappy comeback

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“What must be broken is the power to make people pose, because the power to force people to pose is an offence to basic human dignity.”

Noun

Annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult

wounded feelings

dissatisfaction

acrimoniousness

discontentedness

sense of injury

cantankerousness

unsettled stomach

righteous anger

chip on your shoulder

low boiling point

hateful feeling

contentiousness

strong aversion

intense dislike

extreme dislike

evil intentions

mutual hostility

mean-spiritedness

disillusionment

ill-disposedness

uncharitableness

personality conflict

hardness of heart

more heat than light

uncertain temper

being on the warpath

being rubbed up the wrong way

mischievousness

bone of contention

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“There are sometimes harsh opinions and views expressed, but it was never intended to cause offence to anyone.”

Noun

The shame, outrage or anger caused by a scandalous action or event

disreputableness

loss of reputation

source of shame

blot on the escutcheon of

disgracefulness

dishonorableness

disreputability

ignominiousness

loss of self-respect

lack of respectability

blot on the escutcheon

skeleton in the cupboard

source of discredit

loss of respect

bad reflection on

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“For them, the offence felt from these slurs may be particularly intense.”

Noun

An attack or raid on an enemy

act of aggression

military operation

commencement of hostilities

surprise attack

hit-and-run raid

hit-and-run attack

tip-and-run raid

bombing campaign

lightning attack

saturation bombing

military campaign

aerial bombardment

military advance

curtain of fire

barrier of fire

colonization^US

colonisation^UK

surprise search

saturation raid

bombing mission

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“Zeus, with his army of demons, launched an offence against Kronos and his army of betrayers.”

Noun

A harmful or unkind act

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

misdemeanour^UK

inequitableness

unreasonableness

travesty of justice

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Noun

An aggressive and violent physical act against a person or object

physical assault

physical attack

physical violence

sexual interference

sexual misconduct

act of aggression

act of violence

actual bodily harm

grievous bodily harm

rough treatment

domestic violence

indecent assault

corporal punishment

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Noun

Vulgar or lewd behavior, typically with a humorous bent

four-letter word

gross indecency

indecent behaviour

unwholesomeness

self-indulgence

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

ungentlemanliness

discourteousness

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Noun

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

breach of etiquette

colossal blunder

lapse of etiquette

blunder in etiquette

misdemeanour^UK

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

thoughtlessness

simple-mindedness

foolish mistake

dropping the ball

slip of the tongue

misunderstanding

misapprehension

error of judgment

slip of the pen

misinterpretation

underestimation

dumb thing to do

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Noun

An action or event that causes general public outrage

Noun

An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury

act of barbarity

act of brutality

act of savagery

act of wickedness

act of violence

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Noun

Insulting and offensive language

character assassination

a slanging match

verbal onslaught

rap over the knuckles

scandalmongering

misrepresentation

defamation of character

verbal disapproval

malicious gossip

underestimation

backhanded compliment

critical remarks

misrepresentation of character

abusive language

rumourmongering^UK

rumormongering^US

false accusation

slap on the wrist

critical remark

stream of abuse

torrent of abuse

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

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Noun

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

pressurisation^UK

pressurization^US

being rubbed up the wrong way

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

pain in the neck

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Noun

A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

source of annoyance

source of irritation

thorn in the flesh

thorn in one's side

thorn in your side

bane of one's life

source of vexation

burr under someone's saddle

burr in someone's saddle

troublesomeness

source of aggravation

source of difficulty

incommodiousness

source of trouble

pain in the behind

cause of annoyance

inopportuneness

trials and tribulations

cause for concern

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

source of disruption

a thorn in someone's side

tiresome person

boring situation

negative aspect

stumbling block

fatal attraction

stroke of bad luck

pressurization^US

pressurisation^UK

uncomfortableness

unfortunate occurrence

mind-numbing experience

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Noun

Violent and hostile behaviour

contentiousness

disputatiousness

quarrelsomeness

destructiveness

chip on your shoulder

argumentativeness

confrontational attitude

intimidating manner

disagreeableness

willingness to fight

fighting spirit

hostile behavior

competitiveness

troublesomeness

cantankerousness

litigious nature

combative nature

contentious nature

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Noun

A witty remark

witty communication

double entendre

sardonic remark

shaggy dog story

good-natured remark

nice turn of phrase

shaggy-dog story

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

witty conversation

pleasant conversation

good-humoured mockery

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