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offence vs indelicacy

indelicacy vs offence

offence and indelicacy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
offence Yes No No No
indelicacy Yes No No No
As nouns, indelicacy is a hyponym of offence; that is, indelicacy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offence:
  • offence: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
  • indelicacy: an impolite act or expression
Other hyponyms of offence include derision, ridicule, insolence, affront, insult, presumption, rebuff, slight.
offence (noun) indelicacy (noun)
the action of attacking an enemy an impolite act or expression
a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right the trait of being indelicate and offensive
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
Difference between offence and indelicacy

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