Affront

Word AFFRONT
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Hyphenation af front
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Definitions and meanings of "Affront"

What do we mean by affront?

To insult intentionally, especially openly. synonym: offend. transitive verb

To meet defiantly; confront. transitive verb

To meet or encounter (another) face to face. transitive verb

An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult. noun

A hostile encounter or meeting. noun

To meet or encounter face to face; confront; front; face.

To offend by an open manifestation of disrespect; put a slight upon; offend by effrontery or insolence: as, to affront one by doubting his word; an affronting speech.

To put out of countenance; make ashamed or confused; give a shock to.

The act of opposing face to face; open defiance; encounter. noun

A personally offensive act or word; an intentional or supercilious slight; an open manifestation of disrespect or contumely; an insult to the face. noun

Shame; disgrace; anything producing a feeling of shame or disgrace. noun

Synonyms Affront, Insult, Indignity, Outrage, provocation, impertinence, offense, rudeness. These words express disrespect shown in a way that is, or is meant to be, galling. An affront is generally open and to the face. An insult is stronger, perhaps accompanied by more insolence of manner; it is a deeper disgrace and a greater injury to the feelings of its object. An indignity is, specifically, treatment that is unworthy — an affront, insult, injury, or outrage from which one's condition or character should have saved one: as, Zenobia was subjected to the indignity of being led in chains at Aurelian's triumph. An outrage, primarily involving the idea of violence to the person, is a wanton transgression of law or propriety in any way, the perpetration of that which is shamefully contrary to the dictates of humanity or even decency; toward a person it is a combination of insult with indignity; hence it often stands for extreme abusiveness of language. It has freedom of use sufficient to make proper such expressions as, an outrage to his feelings, an outrage to all decency. noun

To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face. transitive verb

To face in defiance; to confront; ; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. transitive verb

To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility. transitive verb

An encounter either friendly or hostile. noun

Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult. noun

An offense to one's self-respect; shame. noun

To insult intentionally, especially openly. verb

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word affront. Define affront, affront synonyms, affront pronunciation, affront translation, English dictionary definition of affront.

To belittle or insult someone openly and to their face,thus causing them to feel dejected. Urban Dictionary

Offended Urban Dictionary

Black Affronted is a Scottish way of expressing ones embarrassment, basically it is a local colloqualism for saying that you have been embarrassed by someone or something. Urban Dictionary

A ridiculously irritating sound. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Affront

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The word "affront" in example sentences

The U.S. hid the operation from Pakistan for fear that the raid plans would leak to militants, but the unilateral action brought protests from Pakistani leaders over what they called an affront to their sovereignty. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The affront is the point here, these sorts of bills are almost exclusively written by people who want the RKBA destroyed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is a plain affront to the intent of Congress when they passed FISA (and, ironically in the AH case, Congress would have gladly amended FISA had the administration proposed it). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The affront is said to have taken place in the "Iron Blood Bulletin Board Community." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Perhaps the biggest affront is to the music and lyrics of Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh. ❋ Unknown (2006)

(That many Christians find even the existance of atheist an intolerable intellectual affront is shown by the common reaction to that quote, which reads it as teaching atheism (it doesn't) and attacking theism (which again, it does not).) ❋ Unknown (2005)

This affront is exacerbated by the fact that he was in Cabo which the rich Gringos and Mexicans have appropriated from the locals for their sybaritic pleasures while the Mexican laborers who work to support the infrastructure of their exclusionary compounds live in distant tarpaper shacks because the Mexican government has not seen fit to force developers to provide decent housing for workers. ❋ Unknown (2004)

We can simply watch a ball game or we can pay attention to it — the real affront is when we have to pay attention, when a mundane thing has to mean so much, when America has to signify to be America by Jimmy Dean Smith ❋ Unknown (2001)

We can simply watch a ball game or we can pay attention to it — the real affront is when we have to pay attention, when a mundane thing has to mean so much, when America has to signify to be America. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The Captain of the Actæon considers that he has received a marked affront from the Russian Commander-in-Chief. ❋ John Auldjo (N/A)

Note, Those who think God a friend to sin affront him and deceive themselves. ❋ Unknown (1721)

What an affront is it to the God of infinite knowledge, from whom all knowledge is, to ask, Is there knowledge in him? ❋ Unknown (1721)

To him the affront is given, and he is the party wronged. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The latest affront is American getting rid of stand-by flying. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Allah bless and keep!) “If a dog lap in the vessel of one of you, let him wash seven times, once thereof with earth,” and adding, “Wash the affront from the place of use.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

On February 24, 1980, 9 year old Luke affronted his brother,10 year old Linus,by saying,"Well,it looks like YOU have a [RECTANGLE head]!" thus causing Linus to lose his pompom snowhat and end up dejected and [barehead],with a [cold head],and Linus' hair a fright. ❋ JMC70 (2017)

[Nathan] [Huck] [well] just affronted me!!! ❋ Vlb (2008)

That lassie o' mine lifted up her skirt and [mooned] a'body, I was pure [black affronted] [so ah] wiz! ❋ The Scottish Contingent (2010)

[My mother's] [voice] is an [affront to the ears]. ❋ Someone Who Kinda Exists (2020)

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