affront
IPA: ʌfrˈʌnt
noun
- An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
- (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
verb
- To insult intentionally, especially openly.
- To meet defiantly; to confront.
- (obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
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Examples of "affront" in Sentences
- His refusal to me was an affront.
- Clearly, this is an affront to moral rectitude.
- Impunity is a direct affront to the rule of law.
- It is an affront to the fine content of Wikipedia.
- The naming is an affront to the people of the kingdom.
- He considered the bill to be an affront to his character.
- Your statement is a severe, impudent and insulting affront
- This was considered an affront to the American way of life.
- Believe it or not, I tend to agree with the affronted prude.
- The status of this ridiculous article is an affront to wikipedia.
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