Definition of affront

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Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.

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Insult :: Insult (v. t.) Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity..
Affrontedly :: Affrontedly (adv.) Shamelessly.
Affrontiveness :: Affrontiveness (n.) The quality that gives an affront or offense.
Resent :: Resent (v. t.) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at..
Insultable :: Insultable (a.) Capable of being insulted or affronted.
Offend :: Offend (v. t.) To displease; to make angry; to affront.
Duel :: Duel (n.) A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other..
Affront :: Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.
Confronte :: Confronte (a.) Same as Affronte.
Affront :: Affront (n.) Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
Affronte :: Affronte (a.) Face to face, or front to front; facing..
Feud :: Feud (n.) A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race..
Waspish :: Waspish (a.) Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.
Affrontee :: Affrontee (n.) One who receives an affront.
Insulting :: Insulting (a.) Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc..
Take :: Take (v. t.) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man..
Overlead :: Overlead (v. t.) To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.
Affronted :: Affronted (imp. & p. p.) of Affron.
Resentingly :: Resentingly (adv.) With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment.
Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
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