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affronted

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af·front  (-frnt)
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.
b. 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 frns, front-, face; see front.]
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affronted
adjective offended, cross, angry, upset, slighted, outraged, insulted, annoyed, stung, incensed, indignant, irate, miffed (informal) displeased, peeved (informal) piqued, tooshie Austral. (slang)
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Spanish affronted [əˈfrʌntɪd] adj → ofendido
French affronted [əˈfrʌntɪd] adj → insulté(e)
German affronted [əˈfrʌntɪd] affront adj → beleidigt
Italian affronted [əˈfrʌntɪd] adj → insultato/a
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A short, stout, ruddy young fellow, very pugnacious concerning whales, who somehow seemed to think that the great Leviathans had personally and hereditarily affronted him; and therefore it was a sort of point of honor with him, to destroy them whenever encountered.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Sir,' said he to the Scotchman, 'in doubting my statements, you have grossly affronted me; in believing the thing to be impossible, you have been egregiously mistaken; and, in proof thereof, you will now eat this beef-steak raw, or you will give me instant satisfaction
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov's low and narrow "cabin.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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