affront

af·front

 (ə-frŭnt′)

tr.v. af·front·ed, af·front·ing, af·fronts

1. To insult intentionally, especially openly. See Synonyms at offend.

2.

a. To meet defiantly; confront: affront danger.

b. Obsolete To meet or encounter (another) 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.

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

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affront

(əˈfrʌnt)

n

a deliberate insult

vb (tr)

1. to insult, esp openly

2. to offend the pride or dignity of

3. obsolete to confront defiantly

[C14: from Old French afronter to strike in the face, from Vulgar Latin affrontāre (unattested), from the Latin phrase ad frontem to the face]

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af•front

(əˈfrʌnt)

n.

1. a deliberate act or display of disrespect; insult.

v.t.

2. to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence.

3. Archaic. to front on; face.

4. Obs. to encounter; confront.

[1300–50; Middle English afrounten < Middle French af(f)ronter to strike in the face]

af•front′ed•ly, adv.

af•front′ed•ness, n.

syn: See insult.

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affront

Past participle: affronted
Gerund: affronting

Imperative

affront

affront

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affront - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" insult offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others indignity - an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem scandalisation, scandalization, outrage - the act of scandalizing
Verb	1.	affront - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" diss, insult spite, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"

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affront

verb

1. offend, anger, provoke, outrage, insult, annoy, vex, displease, pique, put or get your back up, slight One example that particularly affronted him was at the world championships.

noun

1. insult, wrong, injury, abuse, offence, slight, outrage, provocation, slur, indignity, slap in the face (informal), vexation She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.

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affront

verb

To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:

huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage, pique.

Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.

noun

An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity:

contumely, despite, indignity, insult, offense, outrage, slight.

Idiom: slap in the face.

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Translations

إهَانَة عَلَنِيَّهيُهِين عَلَانِيَّة

urazitveřejná urážka

fornærmefornærmelse

beleidigenBeleidigungbrüskierentrotzenAffront

προσβολή

afrenta

affrontoffenserinjureinsulter

sérelem

móîgamóîgun

affrontooffendere

įžeidimasįžeisti

apvainojumsapvainot

fornærmefornærmelse

afronta

aşağılamakhakarethakaret etmek

当众侮辱

affront

[əˈfrʌnt]

A. N → afrenta f, ofensa f
to be an affront to → afrentar a

B. VT → ofender, afrentar
to be affronted → ofenderse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

affront

[əˈfrʌnt] n → affront m
to be an affront to sb/sth → être un affront à qn/qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

affront

vt → beleidigen

n → Beleidigung f → (to sb jds, to sth für etw), Affront m → (to gegen); such poverty is an affront to our national pride → solche Armut verletzt unseren Nationalstolz

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

affront

[əˈfrʌnt]

1. n → affronto

2. vt → fare un affronto a
to be affronted (by) → offendersi (per)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

affront

(əˈfrant) noun

an insult, usually one made in public. His remarks were obviously intended as an affront to her. belediging إهَانَة عَلَنِيَّه обида insulto veřejná urážka die Beleidigung fornærmelse προσβολήafrenta solvang توهین loukkaus affrontעלבון, פגיעה अपमान uvreda sérelem penghinaan móðgun affronto 侮辱 모욕 (viešas) įžeidimas (publisks) apvainojums penghinaan beledigingfornærmelsezniewaga توهین ، ذلت insulto afront оскорбление urážka žalitev uvreda skymf, förolämpning คำปรามาส hakaret 當眾侮辱 образа, ганьба ذلت ، بے عزتی sự lăng mạ 当众侮辱

verb

to insult or offend. We were affronted by the offhand way in which they treated us. beledig يُهِين عَلَانِيَّة обиждам insultar urazit beleidigen fornærme προσβάλλωafrentar solvama رنجاندن؛ توهین کردن loukata offenser לְהַעֲלִיב, לִפְגוֹע अपमानित करना uvrijeđen sért menghina móðga offendere, oltraggiare 侮辱する 모욕하다 įžeisti (publiski) apvainot menghina beledigenfornærme znieważać رټل insultar a ofensa оскорблять uraziť užaliti uvrediti förolämpa, förnärma ดูถูก hakaret etmek, aşağılamak 侮辱 ображати تحقیر کرنا ، بے عزتی کرنا lăng mạ 当众侮辱

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

affront

v. hacer frente, confrontar; encararse.

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