offension

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin offensio (“an offense”).

offension means assault; attack, offensive; offense. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Assault; attack, offensive; offense.“… they nourish wicked adultery and much fornication, they fill the world with offensions and bastards, and give great occasion of murdering …”