Associations to the word «Affront»
Noun
- Dignity
- Manner
- Insult
- Dixon
- Lady
- Reparation
- Logic
- Resentment
- Outrage
- Colleague
- Sense
- Indignation
- Decency
- Provocation
- King
- Ridicule
- Sancho
- Sensibility
- Duc
- Revenge
- Tiberius
- Nomination
- Waverley
- Rascal
- Nay
- Gentleness
- Civilisation
- Satisfaction
- Contempt
- Quarrel
- Vengeance
- Sovereignty
- Pretension
- Entreaty
- Compliment
- Swallow
- Displeasure
- Helium
- Gentleman
- Expose
- Refusal
- Majesty
- Patience
- Jealousy
- Reproach
- Jonah
- Familiarity
- Marguerite
- Wherefore
- Slash
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
AFFRONT, verb. To insult intentionally, especially openly.
AFFRONT, verb. To meet defiantly; to confront.
AFFRONT, verb. (obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
AFFRONT, noun. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
AFFRONT, noun. (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
Dictionary definition
AFFRONT, noun. A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult".
AFFRONT, verb. Treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.