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offense vs presumption

presumption vs offense

offense and presumption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
offense Yes No No No
presumption Yes No No No
As nouns, presumption is a hyponym of offense; that is, presumption is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offense:
  • offense: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
  • presumption: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
Other hyponyms of offense include derision, ridicule, indelicacy, insolence, affront, insult, rebuff, slight.
offense (noun) presumption (noun)
the action of attacking an enemy a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others an assumption that is taken for granted
a feeling of anger caused by being offended (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Difference between offense and presumption

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