anger vs offense

offense vs anger

anger and offense both are nouns.

anger is a verb but offense is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anger	Yes	No	Yes	No
offense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, offense is a hyponym of anger; that is, offense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anger:

anger: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
offense: a feeling of anger caused by being offended

Other hyponyms of anger include fury, madness, rage, enragement, infuriation, offence, umbrage, indignation, outrage, huffiness, dander, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance, chafe, vexation.

anger (noun)	offense (noun)
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)	the action of attacking an enemy
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance	a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
the state of being angry	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
	a feeling of anger caused by being offended
	the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

anger (verb)	offense (verb)
make angry
become angry

Difference between anger and offense

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