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Affront

/əˈfɹʌnt/

An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.

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📖 Definitions of "Affront"

noun

1
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
"Such behavior is an affront to society."
2
A hostile encounter or meeting.

verb

1
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
2
To meet defiantly; to confront.
"to affront death"
3
To meet or encounter face to face.

🔄 Synonyms of "Affront"

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Word	Definition
insultnoun	(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Affront"

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Word	Definition
insultnoun	(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
insultingnoun	The act of giving insult.
contemptnoun	(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
outragenoun	(uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
slurnoun	An extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
shamenoun	An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
disgracenoun	The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
cursenoun	A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
humiliationnoun	The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
provocativenoun	Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.
offensenoun	The act of offending.
defamationnoun	The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
desecrationnoun	An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
stigmanoun	(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
provocationnoun	The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
violationnoun	The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
harmnoun	Physical injury; hurt; damage.
mockerynoun	The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
damagenoun	Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
infringementnoun	A violation or breach, as of a law.