affront (verb)
11affront — 1. verb /əˈfɹʌnt/ a) To insult intentionally, especially openly. b) To meet defiantly; to confront. 2. noun /əˈfɹʌnt/ An open or intentional offense …
12affront — 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 …
13affront — 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 …
14affront — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. & n. insult, slight, snub. See disrespect. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insult, indignity, offense; see insult . v. Syn. offend, insult, slight, provoke; see insult , offend . See Synonym Study at offend …
15affront — 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 …
16diss — verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely He insulted her with his rude remarks the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone • Syn: ↑insult, ↑affront • Derivationally related forms: ↑affront (for: ↑ …
17offend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French offendre, from Latin offendere to strike against, offend, from ob against + fendere to strike more at ob , defend Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to transgress the moral or divine law ; …
18insult — verb (t) /ɪnˈsʌlt / (say in sult) 1. to treat insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront. –noun /ˈɪnsʌlt / (say insult) 2. an insolent or contemptuously rude action or speech; affront. 3. something having the effect of an affront. –phrase… …
19deign — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deigner, from Latin dignare, dignari, from dignus worthy more at decent Date: 14th century intransitive verb to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one s superiority… …
20take lying down — verb suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively I won t take this insult lying down • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑ …
