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were offended
verb
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
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Still, the farmers were offended.
"But other people were offended by it.
"People were offended," Mr. Goldgrub said.
His austere religious views were offended.
Chinese officials were offended, then dismissive.
"They said they were offended," Gutkowski said.
"His sensibilities were offended," recalls MacLachlan.
If they were offended, I'm very sorry.
"My feeling is that they were offended.
Friends were offended that I didn't recognize their voices.
For that I apologise unreservedly to all that were offended".
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