French Conversation · Level 99
60 words
French word
offusquer
Pronunciation
IPA/ofyske/
Meaning
- verboffend
Example
Je ne veux pas offusquer mes invités avec ce sujet.
I don't want to offend my guests by bringing up this subject.
More examples
Ce commentaire peut offusquer un collègue.
This comment may offend a colleague.
Core concept
A shadow falling across a person's sense of ease and leaving moral discomfort.
Common phrases
offusquer un collègue
offend a colleague
offusquer la sensibilité de quelqu'un
offend someone's sensibilities
Similar words
vexer: To upset someone and put them in a bad mood.
froisser: To hurt someone's feelings and create awkwardness.
offenser: To insult someone and deeply offend them.
blesser: To hurt someone's feelings and cause emotional pain.
Definition in French
Provoquer chez une personne un sentiment d'offense ou de malaise moral.
Word origin
The verb offusquer descends from Latin offuscare, 'to darken', with the figurative idea of a darkened feeling becoming offense or unease.
Usage tips
- The pronominal form s'offusquer de quelque chose means 'to take offense at something' and uses de for the cause.