That is their choice to do so, but equally if the thought of bringing a gift offends potential guests they can also choose not to go.

"Such a thought offends my creative soul."

The thought offended him, as a collector is offended finding the duplicate of an unique possession.

On this schooner there is freedom from religion, and in writing this book for you I shall require that freedom; if the thought offends you, take warning at this point and read some other book.

Hence the thought of undergoing surgery offended his sensibility; there was no way for him to deal rationally with the idea that someone was going to cut his skin with a knife.

The thought of out-landers killing samurai offends their code of honour.

In return for this trouble, should you yourself renounce the inheritance, I am leaving you an executor's fee of 5,000 pounds, which I beg that you will not renounce, as the mere thought of your doing so offends me.

The thought of giving ground offended him utterly.

She had considered darkening her fur to blend in with her surroundings, but the thought of changing her golden sheen to a dull, lackluster brown or even a matted black offended her sense of aesthetics.

Of course it meant nothing, but the thought of it angered her and offended her pride.