offend against

offend against someone or something

to anger or affront someone or something. We do not wish to offend against anyone. He didn't realize that he offended against their cultural values.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jem	JEM	English
Christian	KRIS-chən (English), KRISH-chən (English), krees-TYAWN (French), KRIS-tee-ahn (German, Swedish)	English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Clay	[klei]
Euphemios	-	Ancient Greek
Mesut	-	Turkish
Hyginos	-	Ancient Greek