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affront

British pronunciation/ɐfɹˈʌnt/
American pronunciation/əˈfɹənt/
Affront
[NOUN]
1

a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

synonyms : insult
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to affront
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

synonyms : diss
insult
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Examples
1Your mere presence was an affront to good order and discipline.
2The execution of envoys was a direct affront to Genghisprestige.
3To me, the moral affront is so gigantic.
4Oh, you were just affronted.
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