Offensive may refer to:
* Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party
Socialist Alternative
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Offensive (military)
An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal. Another term for an offensive often used ...
, an attack
* Offensive language
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Fighting words or insulting language, words that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace
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Pejorative
A pejorative or slur is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or a disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something. It is also used to express criticism, hostility, or disregard. Sometimes, a ...
, or slur words
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Profanity
Profanity, also known as cursing, cussing, swearing, bad language, foul language, obscenities, expletives or vulgarism, is a socially offensive use of language. Accordingly, profanity is language use that is sometimes deemed impolite, rud ...
, strongly impolite, rude or offensive language
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Offense (disambiguation)
Offense or offence may refer to:
Common meanings
* Offense or crime, a violation of penal law
* An insult
An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or a ...
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Offender (disambiguation)
Offender(s) or The Offender(s) may refer to:
*A criminal, one who commits a criminal offense
* ''Offender'' (film), a 2012 British action film
* ''Offenders'' (2017 film), a Serbian drama film
* Offenders (comics), a Marvel Comics team
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Charm offensive (disambiguation)
Charm offensive may refer to:
* ''Charm. Offensive.'', a 2017 album by Die!_Die!_Die!
* ''Charm Offensive'', a 2018 album by Damien Done
Damien Done is an American post-punk/gothic rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Formed in Gainesville, Flor ...
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