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take offense

USAGE NOTE
This phrase may also be spelled "take offence.”
take offense
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1. (general)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. ofenderse
Don't take offense, but you have bad breath.No te ofendas, pero tienes mal aliento.
b. molestarse
The woman took offense at the lecher's crude remarks.La mujer se molestó por los comentarios groseros del sátiro.
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