offenceEnglish → HindiOxford English–Hindi offence ( AmE offense ) /əˈfens अˈफ़े̮न्स्/ noun 1 [C] ( formal ) an offence (against something) a crime; an illegal action अपराध; गै़र-क़ानूनी काम to commit an offence a criminal/minor/serious/sexual offence 2 [U] offence (to somebody/something) the act of upsetting or insulting somebody किसी व्यक्ति को परेशान या अपमानित करने का काम I didn’t mean to cause you any offence. IDM take offence (at something) to feel upset or hurt by somebody/something किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के कारण परेशानी या मानसिक क्लेश अनुभव करना