Affront
Word | AFFRONT |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | af front |
Pronunciations | N/A |
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
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