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Affronts

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insultnoun(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
achievementnounThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
indignitiesnounan affront to one's dignity or pride
affronternounSomeone who affronts.
outragesnoun(uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
offendverb(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
affraysnounThe fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
insolencenounContemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude.
effronterynoun(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
offendsverb(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
disobligeverb(British) to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate.
indignancenounindignation
affreuxnounA group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
offendingnounThe act of committing an offence.
insultsnoun(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
angeringverb(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
outragenoun(uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
floutedverb(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
insultedverbtreated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally
floutingnounThe act by which something is flouted.

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