Offensive or offensive is that or that which offends or may offend (damage someone's dignity or self-esteem). For example: "Please remove this status on your Facebook as it may offend certain people", "The latest book by this author is offensive to some people", "His words were offensive to the audience, who did not hesitate to express their repudiation".
An offense is a type of manifestation in which someone feels insulted or disqualified. The victim of this type of attack, the offended one, considers that she has been outraged, belittled and, therefore, offended.
Another use of the term allows us to point to the one who is attacking or serving to attack (attack, damage, do damage): "The US offensive caused the death of twenty civilians in Baghdad", "The opposition launched a strong offensive. against the government for energy policy "," The best thing about this team is its offense: they have scored six goals in two games ".
In social relationships, crimes are understood as a lack of respect for others. Not only is it inaccurate or a lack of education, but it is valued as verbal aggression. In fact, they may be constitutive of the crime (for example, an infamy is an attack on individual honor). On the other hand, insulting or insulting someone is another form of offense.
At present, offenses are considered not only for physical but also moral or psychological aggressions carried out through words, deeds or gestures: “I have been offended with your disdainful words towards me”, “Juan felt offended because I did not invite "Him to my birthday party" or "He didn't say a word while I was talking, but his wry smile and dismissive gestures offended me, especially when to show that what he was saying was not interesting, he started looking out the window".
It is important to emphasize that the offense is not always intentional. When an individual is in an unfamiliar country and with different customs, he may make the mistake of acting offensively by doing something that is not accepted according to the scale of values or established traditions. For this reason, it is recommended that in an unfamiliar place you try to imitate the usual patterns and thus avoid possible crimes. In some countries, not respecting religious beliefs is viewed as unacceptable aggression, an issue that is difficult to understand from an open mind where freedom of expression prevails.
