affront (noun)
1affront — ► NOUN ▪ an action or remark that causes offence. ► VERB ▪ offend the modesty or values of. ORIGIN from Old French afronter to slap in the face, insult …
2affront — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ personal VERB + AFFRONT ▪ regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as ▪ He took his son s desertion as a personal affront. PREPOSITION …
3affront — noun an action or remark that causes outrage or offence. verb offend the modesty or values of. Origin ME: from OFr. afronter to slap in the face, insult , based on L. ad frontem to the face …
4affront — /əˈfrʌnt / (say uh frunt) noun 1. a personally offensive act or word; an intentional slight; an open manifestation of disrespect; an insult to the face: his disrespectful remark was meant as a deliberate affront to the king; some passages in the… …
5affront — I UK [əˈfrʌnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms affront : singular affront plural affronts something insulting that makes you shocked and angry II UK [əˈfrʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms affront : present tense I/you/we/they affront… …
6affront — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English afronten, from Anglo French afrunter to defy, from Vulgar Latin *affrontare, from Latin ad + front , frons forehead Date: 14th century 1. a. to insult especially to the face by behavior or language b.… …
7affront — af|front1 [ ə frʌnt ] noun count something insulting that makes you shocked and angry: She took the comment as a personal affront. affront af|front 2 [ ə frʌnt ] verb transitive to insult someone or make them shocked and angry: Bert was deeply… …
8affront — 1. verb /əˈfɹʌnt/ a) To insult intentionally, especially openly. b) To meet defiantly; to confront. 2. noun /əˈfɹʌnt/ An open or intentional offense …
9affront — 1 verb (transitive usually passive) to offend or insult someone, especially by not showing respect 2 noun (countable usually singular) a remark or action that offends or insults someone (+ to): an affront to his pride …
10affront — 1. noun an affront to public morality Syn: insult, offense, indignity, slight, snub, put down, provocation, injury; outrage, atrocity, scandal; informal slap in the face, kick in the teeth 2. verb she was affronted by his familiarity Syn …
