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affront
Found in thesaurus: offence, offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, hurt, injure, wound, offend, bruise, spite
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affront
n.
insult, offense
v.
insult, offend, slight, outrage; confront; appear in a direct manner before (someone)
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Insult
An insult is an expression, statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time , such as the word "inbred".
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affront
Noun
1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
(synonym) insult
(hypernym) discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
(hyponym) indignity
(derivation) diss, insult
Verb
1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
(synonym) diss, insult
(hypernym) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
(derivation) insult
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Affront (der)
nm.
affront, offense, slight, insult, humiliation, disrespect, scorn, blow, attack, hit
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affront
nm.
affront, insult, outrage, slur
