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affront

affront / affront

NounTransitive Verb

Meanings

Nounaffront

An action or remark that causes offense or is perceived as a deliberate insult to one's dignity.

"His refusal to shake hands was a direct affront to the host."

Transitive Verbaffront

[~ someone]

To offend the modesty or modesty of someone, or to insult them openly.

"The young man's arrogant tone served only to affront the elderly professor."

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