English-Spanish translations for offensive

• ofensiva
  Considero que algunas partes de este informe son ofensivas. I find portions of this report offensive.
  Es una visión ofensiva de la industria. It is a vision of an industry on the offensive.
  Hay que dejar salir a esos civiles para que el ejército pueda concluir su ofensiva. These civilians must be allowed to leave so that the army can conclude its offensive.
• ofensivo
  Este tipo de información resulta escandaloso y ofensivo para millones de polacos. This type of content is scandalous and offensive to millions of Poles.
  Este documento es asimismo ofensivo en la medida en que no menciona el cristianismo. This document is also offensive in that it fails to mention Christianity.
  Eso es totalmente ridículo, y por otra parte, ofensivo para los otros veintitrés. This is completely ridiculous and, for the rest, offensive to the other twenty-three.

Definition of offensive

• Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred
• Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive
• Having to do with play directed at scoring
• An attack
• The posture of attacking or being able to attack

Examples

• Some people find pornography offensive
• An offensive smell
• The armys offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon
• The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays
• The Marines today launched a major offensive.
• He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.

Related words

• counteroffensive
• inoffensive
• offensively
• offensiveness
• inoffensiveness
• counter-offensive
• offensive foul
• offensive tackle
• offensive zone