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
Carolien	kah-ro-LEEN	Dutch
Marinos	-	Greek
Gabrielle	ga-bree-EL	French, English
Lucie	luy-SEE (French), luw-TSI-e (Czech)	French, Czech
Nye	-	Welsh
Ferne	[fɜ:n]