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Meaning of 'affront' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Affront [ n.]
- An encounter either friendly or hostile.
- Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
- An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
2 . Affront [ v. t.]
- To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
- To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
- To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.

Meaning of 'affront' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . affront [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
Example in sentence:
  • turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
2 . affront [ v]
Meaning (2):
- treat, mention, or speak to rudely
Example in sentence:
  • He insulted her with his rude remarks;
  • the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone

Nearby Words:

affability affable affableness affably affabrous affair affamish affamishment affatuate affear

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