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Affront

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Noun

1. affront, insult

a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

Example Sentences:
'turning his back on me was a deliberate insult'

Verb

2. affront, diss, insult

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Example Sentences:
'He insulted her with his rude remarks'
'the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Affront

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noun
1. 
a deliberate insult
verb (transitive)
2. 
to insult, esp openly
3. 
to offend the pride or dignity of
4. obsolete
to confront defiantly

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Affront

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verb transitive
1. 
to insult openly or purposely; offend; slight
2. 
to confront defiantly
3.  Archaic
to come before; meet; face
noun
4. 
an open or intentional insult; slight to one's dignity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Affront

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tr.v. af·front·ed, af·front·ing, af·fronts
1. To insult intentionally, especially openly. See Synonyms at offend.
2.
a. To meet defiantly; confront: affront danger.
b. Obsolete To meet or encounter (another) face to face.
n.
1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult: Such behavior is an affront to society.
2. Obsolete A hostile encounter or meeting.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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