affront (verb)
21retaliate — verb To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. John replied to Peters insult with a verbal attack to retaliate for Peters acid remark earlier …
22slap — verb (slaps, slapping, slapped) 1》 hit or strike with the palm of one s hand or a flat object. ↘hit against with the sound of such an action. ↘(slap someone down) informal reprimand someone forcefully. 2》 (slap something on) apply… …
23mortify — verb 1) I d be mortified if my friends found out Syn: embarrass, humiliate, chagrin, discomfit, shame, abash, horrify, appall 2) he was mortified at being excluded Syn: hurt, wound, affront …
24nettle — verb I try not to be nettled by her, but it isn t easy Syn: irritate, annoy, irk, gall, vex, anger, exasperate, infuriate, provoke; upset, displease, offend, affront, pique, get on someone s nerves, try someone s patience, ruffle someone s… …
25offend — verb 1) I m sorry if I offended him Syn: hurt someone s feelings, give offense to, affront, displease, upset, distress, hurt, wound; annoy, anger, exasperate, irritate, vex, pique, gall, irk, nettle …
26rankle — verb Rumsfeld s remarks rankled the Palestinians Syn: cause resentment to, annoy, upset, anger, irritate, offend, affront, displease, provoke, irk, vex, pique, nettle, gall; informal rile, miff, peeve, aggravate, tick off …
27scandalize — verb the audience was scandalized by the speaker s racist remarks Syn: shock, appall, outrage, horrify, disgust, revolt, repel, sicken; offend, give offense to, affront, insult; cause raised eyebrows Ant: impress …
28offend — verb 1) I m sorry if I offended him Syn: upset, give offence to, affront, hurt someone s feelings, insult, hurt, wound, slight 2) criminals who offend repeatedly Syn: break the law, commit a crime …
29HONNEUR — «Serment sur l’honneur», «homme d’honneur», «religion de l’honneur». L’honneur est un mot bien souvent employé, un concept universellement admis, célébré. Qui ne se souvient de la lettre de François Ier à sa mère Louise de Savoie, au soir de la… …
30insult — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. slap, abuse, affront, offend. See discourtesy. n. out rage; slap, affront. See disrespect. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indignity, offense, affront, abuse, contumely, ill treatment, scurrility,… …
