Offensive may refer to: *

Offensive (military) An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy or recapture territory, gain an military objective, objective or achieve some larger Military strategy, strategic, Operational warfare, ope ...

, type of military operation * Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative *

Fighting words Fighting words are spoken words intended to provoke a retaliatory act of violence against the speaker. In United States constitutional law, the term describes words that inflict injury or would tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. ...

, spoken words which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom they are addressed *

Pejorative A pejorative word, phrase, slur, or derogatory term is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something. It is also used to express criticism, hosti ...

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Profanity Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, is the usage of notionally word taboo, offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion (such a ...

, strongly impolite, rude or offensive language * Political correctness, non-offensive language

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