offensiveness

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More people understand that her frequent offensiveness was largely a defensive act.

From Salon • May 14, 2025

The next step is to turn from this focus on the death penalty’s irredeemable flaws to a broader critique of its moral offensiveness.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2024

They may not be anyone you know, or they might have radically different standards of offensiveness than you or the rest of society.

From Washington Times • Jan. 16, 2023

While the offensiveness of the conversation commands the headlines, the reason the group met in the first place warrants more attention.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

As the Queen had a daughter-in-law a member of the Royal House of Russia, this wanton act of international offensiveness must have produced a sensation of shame and pain in the English Royal Family.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob