offendedness

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noun

The state or quality of being offended.

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Meanings

nounoffendedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being offended.

    “No great theater director ever said to an actor, ‘Okay, this scene calls for some real emotion, now go out there and give me lots of offendedness!’”

    2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 130

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
offense

Origin

From offended + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

offendedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offendedness

MLA

“offendedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offendedness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “offendedness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offendedness.

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