I.a striking or grating against any thing.
I. Lit. (very rare): “donec cerussae similis fiat, nulla dentium offensa,” and does not grit against the teeth, Plin. 34, 10, 22, § 104: “sine offensis fricantium,” id. 35, 15, 52, § 184.—
II. Trop.
A. Offence, disfavor, displeasure, hatred; enmity: “quin magnā in offensā sim apud Pompeium,” Cic. Att. 9, 2, a, 2: quod offensae fuerit in istā cunctatione, te subisse, to incur hatred, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2: “gravissimam contrahere,” to fall into disgrace, Suet. Vesp. 4: “offensam meruisse,” Ov. P. 4, 1, 16: “habere,” to cause hatred, Quint. 9, 2, 72: “ne minus gratiae quam offensae mereamur,” id. 4, 2, 39: “sinceri et sine offensā in diem Christi,” Vulg. Phil. 1, 10.—
2. An offending against or violating a law, an offence, crime (mostly in jurid. Lat.): “offensa edicti,” Dig. 3, 1, 6: “levis offensae contrahere culpam, Cod. Th. 4, 11, 1: sub quālibet culpae aut erroris offensā,” ib. 6, 10, 1: “offensae veteris reus atque tacendae,” Juv. 4, 105.—
B. An injury received, an offence, affront, wrong (perh. only since the Aug. per.): “gustus,” Col. 12, 21, 6: “offensas vindicet ense suas,” Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 40: “in offensis exorabilis,” Vell. 2, 29, 4: “per ejusmodi offensas emetiendum est confragosum hoc iter,” Sen. Ep. 18, 4, 2.—
2. Of a state of injury, a complaint, inconvenience, indisposition: “sine offensā corporis animique,” Petr. 131: “si quid offensae in cenā sensit,” indisposition, Cels. 1, 6; Sen. Ep. 7, 1; cf. in plur., id. Tranq. An. 2, 1.
