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
Pearce	[piəs]
Hanne (2)	HAH-nə (German), HAHN-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), HAN-ne (Danish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Christabella	kris-tə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Emmanuelle	e-man-WEL	French
Machli	-	Biblical Hebrew
Hodei	-	Basque