Offensive

See also: offensive

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French offensive.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Offensive f (genitive Offensive, plural Offensiven)

offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack)
attack, offensive

Declension

Declension of Offensive [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Offensive	die	Offensiven
genitive	einer	der	Offensive	der	Offensiven
dative	einer	der	Offensive	den	Offensiven
accusative	eine	die	Offensive	die	Offensiven

Synonyms

Angriff

Antonyms

Defensive

Derived terms

Großoffensive

Further reading

“Offensive” in Duden online
“Offensive” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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