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Look up offensive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Offensive may refer to: Offensive (military), type of military operation Offensive, the former name
Offensive
1968 Vietnam War military campaign
The Tet Offensive was both a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam
Tet_Offensive
1944 Soviet military offensive during WW2
Bagration) was the codename for the 1944 Soviet Byelorussian strategic offensive operation (Russian: Белорусская наступательная операция «Багратион»,
Operation_Bagration
Battle in the Russo-Ukrainian war from 2024 to 2026
The Pokrovsk offensive was a military operation in the Russo-Ukrainian war by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic
Pokrovsk_offensive
Militant attacks
cover of the FLA–JNIM attacks. The coordinated attacks are the largest offensive in the Mali War since the 2012 rebellion. There have been joint attacks
2026_Mali_offensives
Topics referred to by the same term
Ramadan Offensive may refer to: Ramadan Offensive (1963), during the 1962–1970 North Yemen Civil War Ramadan Offensive (2003), insurgent offensive during
Ramadan_Offensive
Last major offensive of the European theatre of World War II
Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre
Battle_of_Berlin
World War II battle, 1944–1945
the Ardennes Offensive and referred to by the Germans as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (transl. Operation Watch on the Rhine), was an offensive campaign on
Battle_of_the_Bulge
Basketball statistic
Offensive proficiency rating or offensive productive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure either a team's offensive performance or an
Offensive_rating
2025 campaign in Russo-Ukrainian war
The Kupiansk offensive refers to a series of military engagements in the Russo-Ukrainian war taking place around the city of Kupiansk, as well as along
Kupiansk_offensive
1914–1918 global conflict
spring offensive in the west, which despite initial successes left the German Army exhausted and demoralised. The Allied Hundred Days Offensive, beginning
World_War_I
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
PVA's first and second offensive. Communist forces captured Seoul again in January 1951 before losing it to a UN counter-offensive two months later. After
Korean_War
1916 Russian offensive during World War I
The Brusilov offensive (Russian: Брусиловский прорыв, romanized: Brusilovskiĭ proryv, lit. 'Brusilov's breakthrough'), also known as the June advance
Brusilov_offensive
Battle on the Western Front during the First World War
reserves there and begin a counter-offensive elsewhere or fight to hold Verdun while the British launched a relief offensive. After the war, Kaiser Wilhelm
Battle_of_Verdun
Topics referred to by the same term
Hama offensive 2013 Hama offensive 2014 Hama offensive 2015 Hama offensive 2016 Hama offensive Hama offensive (March–April 2017) Hama offensive (September
Hama_offensive
2025 military operation during the Russo-Ukrainian war
The Dobropillia offensive was a military operation during the Russo-Ukrainian war by the Russian Armed Forces, with the primary goal of capturing the
Dobropillia_offensive
WWI battle pitting France and Britain against Germany
de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British
Battle_of_the_Somme
HTS-led military operation of the Syrian civil war
an offensive against the Ba'athist regime's armed forces in Idlib, Aleppo and Hama Governorates in Syria. It initially began as a localised offensive targeting
2024 Syrian opposition offensives
2024_Syrian_opposition_offensives
Area of an American football field
The offensive backfield is the area of an American football field behind the line of scrimmage, and players positioned there on offense who begin plays
Offensive_backfield
Type of military operation
An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy or recapture territory, gain an objective or
Offensive_(military)
2025 offensive in the Russo-Ukrainian war
following day, DeepState analysts reported that continuous Russian infantry offensives had resulted in most of the city falling under Russian control, although
Huliaipole_offensive
Tool designed to cause physical injury
An offensive weapon is a tool made, adapted or intended for inflicting physical injury upon another person. Under England and Wales' Prevention of Crime
Offensive_weapon
Topics referred to by the same term
Spring offensive may refer to: Spring Campaign (1849), an offensive of the Hungarian War of Independence German spring offensive, Ludendorff's 1918 offensive
Spring_offensive
Military operation during the Russo-Ukrainian war
early June 2023, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine launched an offensive (commonly, although technically incorrectly, referred to as a "counteroffensive")
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
2023_Ukrainian_counteroffensive
2023 video game
produced as an updated version of the previous entry, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012). As with its predecessor, the game pits two opposing teams, the
Counter-Strike_2
Military campaign during World War I
The Meuse–Argonne offensive (also known as the Meuse River–Argonne Forest offensive, the Battles of the Meuse–Argonne, and the Meuse–Argonne campaign)
Meuse–Argonne_offensive
1939–1945 global conflict
Italy in July resulted in the fall of its fascist regime, and Allied offensives in the Pacific and the Soviet Union forced the Axis to retreat on all
World_War_II
2025 offensive in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Study of War (ISW) observed a temporary operational pause in Russian offensive operations throughout late January, February and early March. This was
Novopavlivka_offensive
Allied offensive during World War One
The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives that ended the First World War. Beginning with the
Hundred_Days_Offensive
Ongoing armed conflict in Southeast Asia
six day offensive. From 8 May to 20 May, junta forces also conducted an offensive throughout Thayetchaung Township, the longest of such offensives in Tanintharyi
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–present)
Specific roles that players take in American football
players of the offense can be separated into two main groups: the five offensive linemen, whose primary job is to block opponents and protect their quarterback
American_football_positions
1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
and hand-to-hand combat. The battle began with the launch of the German offensive Operation Citadel (German: Unternehmen Zitadelle), on 5 July, which had
Battle_of_Kursk
French military operation during World War II
The Saar Offensive was the French invasion of Saarland, Germany, in the first stages of World War II, from September 7 to October 16, 1939, in response
Saar_Offensive
1945 Red Army invasion of German-occupied Czechoslovakia
lit. 'Prague Strategic Offensive Operation') was the last major military operation of World War II in Europe. The offensive was fought on the Eastern
Prague_offensive
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
May Offensive was launched; it demonstrated the VC were still capable of orchestrating nationwide offensives. Two months later the Phase III offensive was
Vietnam_War
2012 video game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fourth
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive
1945 Soviet invasion of Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria during WWII
The Vienna offensive was an offensive launched by the Soviet 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts in order to capture Vienna, Austria, during World War II. The
Vienna_offensive
Series of Soviet operations in World War II
Ржевская битва, romanized: Rzhevskaya bitva) were a series of Red Army offensives against the Wehrmacht between 8 January 1942 and 31 March 1943, on the
Battles_of_Rzhev
1917 – Last Russian offensive of World War I
The Kerensky offensive (Russian: Наступление Керенского), also called the summer offensive, the June offensive (Russian: Июньское наступление) in Russia
Kerensky_offensive
1944 offensive into Crimea by the Red Army during World War II
The Crimean offensive (8 April – 12 May 1944), known in German sources as the Battle of the Crimea, was a series of offensives by the Red Army directed
Crimean_offensive
Theatre of World War I in France and Belgium
early 1917 and again in 1918. Between 1915 and 1917 there were several offensives along this front. The attacks employed massive artillery bombardments
Western_Front_(World_War_I)
Military campaign in Russia's Kursk Oblast during Russia-Ukraine war
analysts differed in their assessment of the outcome of the Ukrainian offensive, with defence researcher Marina Miron viewing it as a strategic failure
Kursk_campaign
WWI military offensive along the Western Front
The German spring offensive, also known as Kaiserschlacht ("Kaiser's Battle") or the Ludendorff offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western
German_spring_offensive
Part of the Vietnam War (1972)
The Easter Offensive, also known as the 1972 spring–summer offensive (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Xuân–Hè 1972) by North Vietnam, or the Fiery Red Summer (Mùa
Easter_Offensive
Indecisive Franco-British operation on the Western Front during the First World War
The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War that led to mutinies in the French
Nivelle_offensive
Soviet military offensive 1944–1945
Budapest offensive was the general attack by Soviet and Romanian armies against Hungary and their Axis allies from Nazi Germany. The offensive lasted from
Budapest_offensive
American international information security company
Offensive Security (also known as OffSec) is an American international company working in information security, penetration testing and digital forensics
Offensive_Security
World War II campaign in Russia
Military Districts. As the German offensives were halted, a Soviet strategic counter-offensive and smaller-scale offensive operations forced the German armies
Battle_of_Moscow
Russian incursion to Ukraine Sumy Oblast
In February 2025, Russian forces launched a cross-border offensive from Russia into Ukraine's adjacent Sumy Oblast. The operation succeeded Russia's efforts
2025_Sumy_offensive
Offensive by the Islamic State in Mali
The Ménaka offensive was a series of offensives launched by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara against the Malian Army, Tuareg self-defense groups
Ménaka_offensive
2024–2025 Israeli offensive along the Egypt–Gaza border
The Rafah offensive was an Israeli military offensive in and around the city of Rafah, beginning on 6 May 2024 as part of Israel's invasion of the Gaza
Rafah_offensive
1944 Second World War battle
The Belgrade offensive or the Belgrade strategic offensive operation (Serbo-Croatian: Beogradska operacija / Београдска операција; Russian: Белградская
Belgrade_offensive
Military operation
The Battle of Lyuban, Lyuban offensive operation or Battle of the Volkhov (7 January 1942 – 30 April 1942) (Russian: Любанская наступательная операция;
Battle_of_Lyuban
Recapture of the city by the Soviet 39th, 43rd and 10th Guards armies
(code naming "Suvorov"; 7 August – 2 October 1943) was a Soviet strategic offensive operation conducted by the Red Army as part of the Summer-Autumn Campaign
Smolensk_operation
Offensive spearheaded by the Syrian government
On 13 January 2026, the Syrian transitional government launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the territories
2026 northeastern Syria offensive
2026_northeastern_Syria_offensive
Turkish offensive during the Turkish War of Independence
The Great Offensive (Turkish: Büyük Taarruz) was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish
Great_Offensive
Topics referred to by the same term
Free State offensive, 1922 Case Blue, the German summer offensive of 1942 Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China 1993 Summer Offensives KLA Summer
Summer_Offensive
The Sinyavino offensives were a series of Soviet offensives in 1941–1943 during World War II around the Sinyavino Heights, east of Leningrad, to lift
Sinyavino_offensive
Military operation undertaken by Nazi Germany during WWII
The Tikhvin Offensive was a military operation undertaken by the German army in October 1941 during World War II in the course of Operation Barbarossa
Tikhvin_Offensive
Topics referred to by the same term
Kyiv offensive or Kiev offensive may refer to: Kiev offensive (1920), a campaign during the Polish–Soviet war Kyiv offensive (2022), part of the Northern
Kyiv_offensive
Topics referred to by the same term
Mali offensive may refer to: 2026 Mali offensives, the offensive against the military junta by multiple groups Kidal offensive, the 2023 offensive by the
Mali_offensive
Military campaign during World War I
1912. By late 1914, on the Western Front, the Franco–British counter-offensive of the First Battle of the Marne had ended and the Belgians, British and
Gallipoli_campaign
Engagement in Ethiopia (2024–present)
During July 2024, the Fano militia started an offensive in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. The offensive resulted in the capture of several key cities
Amhara_offensive
Topics referred to by the same term
Palmyra offensive may refer to: Palmyra offensive (May 2015), a military operation launched during the Syrian Civil War by the Islamic State of Iraq and
Palmyra_offensive
1945 invasion of Nazi-occupied territory by the Red Army during WWII
The Vistula–Oder offensive (Russian: Висло-Одерская операция, romanized: Vislo–Oderskaya operatsiya) was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in
Vistula–Oder_offensive
19 and 20 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive against the self-declared breakaway state of Artsakh, violating the ceasefire
2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
2023_Azerbaijani_offensive_in_Nagorno-Karabakh
American football player (born 2004)
Campbell (born January 6, 2004) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL)
Will Campbell (offensive lineman)
Will_Campbell_(offensive_lineman)
1945 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front in World War II
The East Prussian offensive was a strategic offensive by the Soviet Red Army against the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front of World War II. It lasted
East_Prussian_offensive
2004 EP by Poster Children
On the Offensive is an EP released by Poster Children in 2004. It is composed of politically themed cover songs. "Clampdown" – 3:17 (originally by the
On_the_Offensive
The Rommel Offensive was a German offensive against Partisan forces in Istria and Slovenia, led by the renowned general Erwin Rommel, commander of Army
Rommel_offensive
Soviet operational offensive
The Vilnius offensive (Lithuanian: Vilniaus operacija; Russian: Вильнюсская наступательная операция, lit. 'Vilnius offensive operation') occurred as part
Vilnius_offensive
M23 campaign in South Kivu, DR Congo
The 2025 Uvira offensive was a military operation conducted by March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), centered
2025_Uvira_offensive
Conflict of the Spanish Civil War
The Segovia Offensive was a Republican diversionary offensive which took place between 31 May and 6 June 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. The main
Segovia_Offensive
Military action by the Malian government
The Kidal offensive was an offensive by the Malian government and Wagner Group mercenaries against the rebel coalition Permanent Strategic Framework for
Kidal_offensive
kaffer, kafir, kaffre (South Africa) a. a black person. Considered very offensive. Macaca, macaque a person of black African descent, originally used in
List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity
List_of_ethnic_slurs_and_epithets_by_ethnicity
1942 Soviet offensive during World War II
Second Rzhev-Sychevka Offensive Operation (Russian: Вторая Ржевско-Сычёвская наступательная операция), was the codename for an offensive launched by Soviet
Operation_Mars
Topics referred to by the same term
charm offensive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Charm offensive may refer to: Charm. Offensive., a 2017 album by Die! Die! Die! Charm Offensive, a 2018
Charm_offensive
Term used in U.S. obscenity law
Patently offensive is a term used in United States law regarding obscenity under the First Amendment. The phrase "patently offensive" first appeared in
Patently_offensive
Structural theory of international relations
Offensive realism is a structural theory in international relations which belongs to the neorealist school of thought and was put forward by the political
Offensive_realism
United States Army general (1885–1945)
his standing with his superiors. His emphasis on rapid and aggressive offensive action proved effective, and he was regarded highly by his opponents in
George_S._Patton
1945 Soviet campaign of World War II
Soviet invasion of Manchuria, formally known as the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation or simply the Manchurian Operation (Маньчжурская операция) and
Soviet_invasion_of_Manchuria
Part of Battle of Smolensk (1941)
The Yelnya offensive (August 30 – September 8, 1941) was a military operation by the Soviet Army during the Battle of Smolensk during Operation Barbarossa
Yelnya_offensive
The Sandomierz–Silesian offensive was part of the Soviet Vistula–Oder offensive (12 January – 3 February 1945) during World War II. It was carried out
Sandomierz–Silesian_offensive
Offensive operation in southern Ukraine
The Odessa Offensive Operation (Russian: Одесская Наступательная Операция, Odesskaya Nastupatel'naya Operatsiya), known on the German side as the Defensive
Odessa_Offensive
Military operation
The Aćimović Offensive, also known as the Aćimović Pursuit, was a military operation of the Serbian State Guard and Chetniks of Kosta Pećanac against
Aćimović_offensive
Theatre of war of European Axis and Soviet Union blocs
the Battle of Kursk, crippled German offensive capabilities permanently and cleared the way for Soviet offensives. Following the Red Army's enormous success
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
Military offensive during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) waged a major offensive against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Sennar State, resulting in widespread violence
Sennar_offensive
1944 military conflicts in Baltic states during WW II
The Baltic offensive, also known as the Baltic strategic offensive, was the military campaign between the northern Fronts of the Red Army and the German
Baltic_offensive
Topics referred to by the same term
Vistula Offensive can refer to: Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive in 1945 This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Vistula_Offensive
Part of the USSR's invasion of occupied Poland and Germany during WWII
The East Pomeranian strategic offensive operation (Russian: Восточно-Померанская наступательная операция) was an offensive by the Soviet Red Army against
East_Pomeranian_offensive
Ongoing military offensive in Ukraine
Donbas was a major offensive in the eastern theatre that took place in mid-2022.[according to whom?] By the culmination of the offensive in July 2022, Russian
Eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Eastern_front_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
1941 World War II military offensive
September 1940, but by February of the following year a British counter-offensive had advanced well into Libya, destroying the Italian 10th Army in the
Operation_Brevity
Topics referred to by the same term
rebel offensive launched in August 2013 to capture the Latakia Governorate from Government forces. 2014 Latakia offensive: The second rebel offensive in
Latakia_offensive
World War II military operation
Belostok offensive (Russian: Белостокская наступательная операция) was part of the third and final phase of the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red
Belostok_offensive
1916 Russian offensive against the Ottoman Empire during WW1
The Erzurum offensive (Russian: Эрзурумское сражение, romanized: Erzurumskoe srazhenie; Turkish: Erzurum Taarruzu) or Battle of Erzurum (Turkish: Erzurum
Erzurum_offensive
Military operation
The Mga offensive or Third Battle of Lake Ladoga (German: Dritte Ladoga-Schlacht) or fifth Sinyavino offensive was an unsuccessful offensive operation
Mga_offensive
1944 Red Army offensive in Byelorussia
The Mogilev offensive (Russian: Могилевская наступательная операция) was part of the Belorussian strategic offensive – commonly known as Operation Bagration
Mogilev_offensive
Offensive during the Kosovo War in 1998
The Central Drenica offensive was an offensive undertaken by the Yugoslav army against the Kosovo Liberation Army in the villages of Likovac, Gornje Obrinje
Central_Drenica_offensive
Computer programming paradigm
Offensive programming is a software development philosophy that deals with software bugs by having the program fail fast and visibly, rather than attempting
Offensive_programming
1917 campaign of the First World War
historians since 1917 include the wisdom of pursuing an offensive strategy in the wake of the Nivelle Offensive, rather than waiting for the arrival of the American
Battle_of_Passchendaele
OFFENSIVE
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Girl/Female
English
Meadow of the hares. Feminine of Harley.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A Wise Man
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Name of Lord Shiva; God who Gives Freedom from Death
Boy/Male
Hindu
Conqueror of ones heart, Winner of hearts
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English, Gaelic, Greek, Irish, Scottish
Prosperous; Field; Headstrong
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Biblical American Hebrew Swedish
Heard of God; asked of God.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Brilliant
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v. i.
To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving off usually in some stages of the process more or less offensive odors; to become decomposed by a natural process; to putrefy; to decay.
a.
Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.
n.
Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
a.
Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
n.
An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc.
n.
An East Indian carnivore (Mydaus meliceps) allied to the badger, and noted for the very offensive odor that it emits, somewhat resembling that of a skunk. It is a native of the high mountains of Java and Sumatra, and has long, silky fur. Called also stinking badger, and stinkard.
v. t.
To free from anything hurtful or offensive.
n.
The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive.
a.
Ugly; offensive; loathsome.
a.
Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
a.
Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.
n.
A colorless mobile liquid, C6H5.SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; -- called also phenyl sulphydrate.
a.
Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable; not favored.
n.
The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration.
a.
Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting.
superl.
Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.
a.
Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.
n.
An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel.
a.
Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons.
a.
Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.