odfend Meaning, Definition & Usage

Od*fend" intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.

   Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James ii. 10.

   If it be a sin to cevet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. Shak.

2. To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.

   I shall offend, either to detain or give it. Shak.

   2 Chron. xxviii. 13.