affront in English

noun

1

an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.

he took his son's desertion as a personal affront

synonyms: insult, offense, indignity, slight, snub, put-down, provocation, injury, outrage, atrocity, scandal, slap in the face, kick in the teeth

verb

1

offend the modesty or values of.

she was affronted by his familiarity

synonyms: insult, offend, mortify, provoke, pique, wound, hurt, put out, irk, displease, bother, rankle, vex, gall, outrage, scandalize, disgust, put someone's back up, needle

noun

• insult, offense, indignity, slight, snub, put-down, provocation, injury, outrage, atrocity, scandal, slap in the face, kick in the teeth
• insult

verb

• insult, offend, mortify, provoke, pique, wound, hurt, put out, irk, displease, bother, rankle, vex, gall, outrage, scandalize, disgust, put someone's back up, needle
• diss, insult

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1. • Affront (verb) The verb Affront has 1 sense:

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7. Affronting meaning Present participle of affront.

8. Affronting Affront Af*front", v

9. To meet defiantly; confront: Affront danger

10. Affronts meaning Plural form of affront.

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12. This remark caused affront to many people.

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14. This remark caused Affront to many people.

15. I will pouch up no such affront.

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17. Now, I have only myself to affront.

18. That is an affront to my reputation.

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20. This is both an affront and a challenge.

21. affronting (plural Affrontings) The offering of an affront.

22. Definition of Affront to do or say something that shows a lack of respect Examples of Affront in a sentence By not bowing to the queen, you have shown an Affront to the entire royal family

23. Pour moi, c'est un véritable Affront à la démocratie.: I think that is a real Affront to democracy.: L' Affront au bon sens de la population et la vendetta personnelle continuent

24. What does Affronting mean? Present participle of affront

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26. The comments were an affront to his pride.

27. Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.

28. Adjectives for Affront include Affronted, Affrontive and Affronting

29. Your behaviour is an Affront to public decency

30. An Affront is an action that causes offense

31. His refusal to see me was an affront.

32. ‘It is an Affront to normal, decent, peace-abiding people of the civilised world.’ ‘All, however, recognized that it was an Affront to academic freedom and a violation of faculty autonomy.’ ‘‘Homelessness in all its forms is an Affront to social justice,’ he said.’ ‘This is not simply an Affront to …

33. Moreover, this is not an affront to economics.

34. His refusal to see me was an Affront

35. ‘privilege publicly worn is an Affront to democracy’

36. He would take it as a personal affront.

37. He took his son's desertion as a personal Affront

38. He took his son's desertion as a personal affront.

39. What does Affrontee mean? One who receives an affront

40. Synonyms: insult, wrong, injury, abuse More Synonyms of Affront

41. A Shocking Affront to “the Holy One of Israel”

42. Recognizing that poverty is an affront to human dignity,

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44. ‘he took his son's desertion as a personal Affront’

45. 1 His refusal to see me was an affront.

46. 1 Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.

47. The play was considered an affront to public morals.

48. Beauty is an exception, an affront to an ugly world.

49. The Affront is an Involved species from the moon Issorile

50. This is not only an affront to Israel but an affront to ethical humanity as a whole and should roundly be condemned by the international community