affront

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(ə-frŭnt') pronunciation
tr.v., -front·ed, -front·ing, -fronts.
  1. To insult intentionally, especially openly. See synonyms at offend.
    1. To meet defiantly; confront.
    2. Obsolete. To meet or encounter face to face.
n.
  1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult: Such behavior is an affront to society.
  2. Obsolete. A hostile encounter or meeting.

[Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin frōns, front-, face; see front.]


Majority Leader Bill Frist made it clear his feelings were hurt — in fact, he was triply affronted — by the Democrats' maneuver in hijacking a Senate session to discuss prewar Iraq intelligence:

"Frist was now sputtering. 'This is an affront to me personally. It's an affront to our leadership. It's an affront to the United States of America!'"

Link: Temper-tantrums and tumult on Senate floor

Posted November 3, 2005.

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verb

    To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior: huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage, pique. Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to. See attack/defend, pain/pleasure.

noun

    An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity: contumely, despite, indignity, insult, offense, outrage, slight. Idioms: slap in the face. See attack/defend.


n

Definition: an insult
Antonyms: appeasement, compliment, pleasantry

v

Definition: insult or involve in entanglement
Antonyms: appease, assuage, compliment, gratify, mollify, placate, please, satisfy, soothe

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To insult on purpose.

pronunciation A moral, sensible, and well-bred man Will not affront me, and no other can. — William Cowper (1731-1800); English poet

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fornærmelse, krænkelse
v. tr. - fornærme, krænke

Nederlands (Dutch)
belediging, beledigen, confronteren

Français (French)
n. - offense, affront
v. tr. - offenser, insulter, faire un affront à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beleidigung
v. - beleidigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προσβάλλω, θίγω, αψηφώ, αντιμετωπίζω θαρραλέα
n. - προσβολή, λοιδορία

Italiano (Italian)
insultare, affrontare, oltraggio, affronto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ofender, insultar, fazer face
n. - injúria (f), insulto (m)

Русский (Russian)
оскорблять, смело смотреть в лицо чему-то, оскорбление, обида

Español (Spanish)
n. - agravio, ofensa, afrenta
v. tr. - afrentar, agraviar, insultar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skymfa, trotsa
n. - skymf, förolämpning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
公然侮辱, 轻蔑, 公开侮辱, 冒犯, 面对

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 公然侮辱, 輕蔑
v. tr. - 公開侮辱, 冒犯, 面對

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모욕
v. tr. - 모욕하다, 과감하게 맞서다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 公然たる侮辱, 侮辱, 無礼な言動
v. - はずかしめる, 敢然と立ち向かう, 侮辱する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهين, يتحدى (الاسم) إهانه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עלבון, פגיעה‬
v. tr. - ‮העליב, פגע‬


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