How to say "offend" in Japanese

• 怒らせるおこらせるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'offend' in the sense of making someone angry: the offense registers as the other person's anger. The word to use when something you said or did has angered them.
  彼かれの無作法ぶさほうは仲間なかまを怒おこらせた。↗

  His gross manners offended his companions.
• そらすJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbTakes 'offend' as displeasing, annoying, or upsetting someone rather than making them angry; usually written in kana. Typical context: words or behavior that leave the other person displeased or upset.

Choose 「怒らせる」 when 'offend' means making the person angry; choose 「そらす」 when it means displeasing, annoying, or upsetting them — offending felt as displeasure rather than anger.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 怒らせるおこらせるto make (someone) angry
• 怒らすおこらすto make (someone) angry
• 機嫌を損ねるきげんをそこねるto displease
• 癇に障るかんにさわるto irritate
• 怒りを買ういかりをかうto rouse anger
• そらすto displease