fend
to strike, ward off
Latin · -fendere / fensus
Fend and fens come from Latin -fendere, to strike or ward off. Defend wards off an attack, offend strikes against someone's feelings, and offensive describes something that attacks or insults.
Memory trick
De-fend: ward the blow off. Of-fend: strike against someone's feelings.
Words from this root
- defendant (de + fend + ant) — person accused in courtप्रतिवादी
- defender (de + fend + er) — one who protects or guardsरक्षक
- offensive (of + fens + ive) — insulting, or attackingअपमानजनक; आक्रामक
- offensively (of + fens + ive + ly) — in an insulting or attacking wayअपमानजनक ढंग से
- offensiveness (of + fens + ive + ness) — quality of being insultingअपमानजनक होना
- inoffensive (in + of + fens + ive) — harmless, causing no offenceहानिरहित, अनुचित नहीं
- inoffensively (in + of + fens + ive + ly) — in a harmless wayहानिरहित ढंग से
- inoffensiveness (in + of + fens + ive + ness) — quality of being harmlessहानिरहितता
- unoffensive (un + of + fens + ive) — not insultingअपमानजनक नहीं
- unoffensively (un + of + fens + ive + ly) — without causing offenceबिना ठेस पहुँचाए