offended
provoked, vexed, insulted
INSULTED
Touchy
hurt
I was offended by his question.
The word offended has 3 syllables, which are of fend ed
No. Offensive is being obnoxious or annoying or blasphemous. Offended is what you feel when something has been offensive to you.
I was offended by the man's rude remarks and gestures.
I insulted my enemy, which got me sent to the principal's office.
The guy was offended when his friend made fun of his family
it means if some ones being mean to you and they will insult you if you don't like this answer than how about this i say to you your ugly and have horrible hair than i am insulting you.
It depends on how you are using the word "offended." Can he be personally offended (as in insulted)? Yes, but providing this 'insult' doesn't cross some statutory line he may not take action just because his feelings are hurt. If you mean 'offended,' as in some moralistic or public nuisance way, yes, he can be. As the enforcer of the laws of his jurisdiction, if he witnesses some occurrence that is clearly offensive to public morals he may take statutory action to enforce his jurisdiction's law, even if it was only 'he' that observed it. Examples might be: Urinating in public - public drunkenness - public fornication - etc.,