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to affront
01
to do or say something to purposely hurt or disrespect someone
Transitive: to affront sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
affront
3rd person singular
affronts
Present participle
affronting
Past simple
affronted
Past participle
affronted
Examples
Ignoring her at the party was a deliberate attempt to affront her.
Affront
01
an action or remark intended to insult or show open disrespect
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
affronts
Examples
Ignoring her invitation was seen as a personal affront.
