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U.S.
FALLUJA
,
Iraq
(Reuters) - Iraqis reacted
with
anger
,
frustration
and
resentment
Friday
after
many
returned
to
Falluja
to
discover
their
homes
in
rubble
and
their
livelihoods
ruined
following
last
month's
offensive
("
Shock_and_Awe
").
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...
dictionary.com
offensive
adj
1
: violating
or
tending
to
violate
or
offend
against
; "violative
of
the
principles
of
liberty
"; "
considered
such
depravity
offensive
against
all
laws
of
humanity
" [syn: violative]
2
:
for
the
purpose
of
attack
rather
than
defense
; "
offensive
weapons
" [
ant
:
defensive
]
3
:
causing
anger
or
annoyance
; "
offensive
remarks
" [
ant
: inoffensive]
4
: morally
offensive
; "
an
unsavory
reputation
"; "
an
unsavory
scandal
" [syn: unsavory, unsavoury] [
ant
: savory]
5
:
unpleasant
or
disgusting
especially
to
the
senses
; "
offensive
odors" [
ant
: inoffensive]
6
:
of
an
offensive
substitute
for
inoffensive terminology; "`nigger'
is
a
dysphemistic
term
for
`African-American'" [syn: dysphemistic] [
ant
: euphemistic]
7
:
causing
or
able
to
cause
nausea
; "
a
nauseating
smell
"; "
nauseous
offal"; "
a
sickening
stench
" [syn: nauseating,
nauseous
,
noisome
, loathsome,
sickening
, vile]
n
:
the
action
of
attacking
an
enemy
[syn:
offense
,
offence
]
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...
dictionary.com
offended
adj :
hurt
or
upset
; "
she
looked
offended
"; "
face
had
a
pained
and
puzzled
expression
" [syn:
pained
]
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