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    affront
    /əˈfrʌnt/

    noun

    • 1. an action or remark that causes outrage or offence: "he took his son's desertion as a personal affront"

    verb

    • 1. offend the modesty or values of: "she was affronted by his familiarity"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAFFRONT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a remark or action intended to insult or offend someone: He regarded the comments as an affront to his dignity. Synonym. insult. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Insults & abuse. abusively. backhanded compliment. brickbat. catcaller. catcalling. contumely. dis. mouth off (to/at someone) name. negging. point-scoring. revile. sledging.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › affrontAffront Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : to insult especially to the face by behavior or language. He was affronted by her rudeness. b. : to cause offense to. laws that affront society. 2. a. : to face in defiance : confront. affront death. b. obsolete : to encounter face-to-face. 3. : to appear directly before. affront.

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › affrontaffront - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · affront (third-person singular simple present affronts, present participle affrontin, simple past affrontit, past participle affrontit) to affront; cause to feel ashamed; cause to blush; to humiliate (in front of others), to offend (not necessarily with intention).

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › affrontAffront - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An affront is an action that causes offense. If someone blows smoke in your face after you've asked him to put out his cigarette, you would consider it an affront.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAFFRONT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it. [formal] His reforms had so affronted many of his natural supporters in England. [V ] Synonyms: offend, anger, provoke, outrage More Synonyms of affront. affronted adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] He pretended to be affronted, but inwardly he was pleased.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › affrontAFFRONT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult: an affront to the king. Synonyms: outrage, abuse, indignity, scorn, contumely, impertinence. an offense to one's dignity or self-respect.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › affront_naffront, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    affront noun. Meaning & use. A hostile encounter; an attack, an assault. Obsolete. An act of meeting or addressing someone; a greeting… An obstacle. Obsolete. The action or an act of insulting someone openly or… I. † An encounter, and related senses. I.1. ?1587–1765. A hostile encounter; an attack, an assault. Obsolete. ?1587.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › affrontAffront - definition of affront by The Free Dictionary

    1. to insult, esp openly. 2. to offend the pride or dignity of. 3. obsolete to confront defiantly. [C14: from Old French afronter to strike in the face, from Vulgar Latin affrontāre (unattested), from the Latin phrase ad frontem to the face]

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionaffront noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    affront (to somebody/something) a remark or an action that offends somebody/something synonym insult. His speech was an affront to many in the local community. This remark caused affront to many people.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAFFRONT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    AFFRONT definition: something that is offensive or insulting to someone: . Learn more.