Definition of affront

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Affront (n.) An offense to one's self-respect; shame.

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Affrontive :: Affrontive (a.) Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.
Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
Insultable :: Insultable (a.) Capable of being insulted or affronted.
Overlead :: Overlead (v. t.) To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.
Resent :: Resent (v. t.) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at..
Affronted :: Affronted (imp. & p. p.) of Affron.
Affrontee :: Affrontee (n.) One who receives an 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..
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..
Insulting :: Insulting (a.) Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc..
Affront :: Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.
Offend :: Offend (v. t.) To displease; to make angry; to affront.
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..
Resentingly :: Resentingly (adv.) With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment.
Waspish :: Waspish (a.) Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.
Affronte :: Affronte (a.) Face to face, or front to front; facing..
Affronter :: Affronter (n.) One who affronts, or insults to the face..
Affronting :: Affronting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affron.
Affrontedly :: Affrontedly (adv.) Shamelessly.
Affrontiveness :: Affrontiveness (n.) The quality that gives an affront or offense.
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