give offense to

To cause tension or displeasure. I tried to choose my words carefully, but, due to the controversial subject matter, I feared that I would give offense to the committee no matter what I said.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÚRsula	OOR-soo-lə (Portuguese), OOR-soo-lah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish
Zala	-	Slovene
Kane	-	Irish
Aurel	ow-REL (German)	German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
Praveena	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
Lutgardis	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)