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Affront definition, a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult: an affront to the king. TopDefinitionsSynonymsQuizRelatedContentExamplesBritishaffront[uh-fruhnt]SHOWIPA/əˈfrʌnt/PHONETICRESPELLINGNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!Seesynonymsfor:affront/affronted/affrontingonThesaurus.comnounapersonallyoffensiveactorword;deliberateactordisplayofdisrespect;intentionalslight;insult:anaffronttotheking.anoffensetoone'sdignityorself-respect.verb(usedwithobject)tooffendbyanopenmanifestationofdisrespectorinsolence:Hisspeechaffrontedallofus.tomakeashamedorconfused;embarrass.Archaic.tofront;face;lookon.Obsolete.tomeetorencounterfacetoface;confront.OTHERWORDSFORaffront1impertinence;contumely,scorn;indignity,abuse,outrage.3insult,slight,abuse.SeesynonymsforaffrontonThesaurus.comQUIZAREYOUATRUEBLUECHAMPIONOFTHESE"BLUE"SYNONYMS?Wecouldtalkuntilwe'reblueinthefaceaboutthisquizonwordsforthecolor"blue,"butwethinkyoushouldtakethequizandfindoutifyou'reawhizatthesecolorfulterms.Question1of8Whichofthefollowingwordsdescribes“skyblue”?navyberylazureTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingOriginofaffrontFirstrecordedin1300–50;MiddleEnglishafrounten,fromMiddleFrenchaf(f)ronter“tostrikeintheface,”fromunattestedVulgarLatinaffrontāre,derivativeofLatinphraseadfrontem“atortowardtheforehead”(astheseatofone'sfeelingsordignity).Seead-,frontsynonymstudyforaffront1.Seeinsult.OTHERWORDSFROMaffrontaf·front·ed·ly,adverbaf·front·ed·ness,nounaf·front·er,nounaf·front·ing·ly,adverbre·af·front,noun,verb(usedwithobject)un·af·front·ed,adjectiveSEEMORERELATEDFORMSSEEFEWERRELATEDFORMSDictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2021Wordsrelatedtoaffrontindignity,provocation,slight,abuse,brickbat,injury,offense,outrage,putdown,slap,slur,vexation,wrong,anger,annoy,confront,criticize,displease,dispraise,encounterHowtouseaffrontinasentenceMeanwhile,anewgenerationof“wolfwarrior”diplomatspeddleconspiracytheoriesandlashoutatperceivedaffronts.HowJinLiqunChartedanIndependentCourseforChina'sAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank|CharlieCampbell/Beijing|February19,2021|Time“It’sanoutrightaffronttothegovernmentinitsentirety,”saysAntaeusEdelsohn,aUniversityofRichmondlawstudentandvexillologyenthusiast.DecodingtheflagsandbannersseenattheCapitolHillinsurrection|AmandaShendruk|January7,2021|QuartzEveryexecutiveorderisatyrannicalaffronttotheConstitution.HowDemocratsshouldwagewaroncomingGOPobstructionism|PaulWaldman|November30,2020|WashingtonPostSpears’sslick,breezypopwasanaffronttorockistsensibilities,andclaimingthatSpearswasfakewasaneasywaytodismissher.WhyBritneySpears’sfansareconvincedshe’sbeingheldcaptive|ConstanceGrady|November11,2020|VoxSolderacomesacrosslikethatunclewho,onceaffronted,crossesyouoffforever.Brunello’sKingLear:GianfrancoSolderaReflectsontheAttackonHisWine|AliceFeiring|December8,2013|DAILYBEASTIndeed,whenhisDemocraticopponentchallengedhispro-choicebonafides,heactedaffronted.Romney’sWeirdAbortionGamble|MichelleGoldberg|June24,2011|DAILYBEASTNotonlywasheannoyed,butheconsideredhimselfaffrontedbywhatseemedtohimanunjustcriticism.TheLife&LettersofPeterIlichTchaikovsky|ModesteTchaikovskyAndnowyoublameme,”criedI,“becauseIcannalaughandsingasifIwasgladtobeaffronted.TheWorksofRobertLouisStevenson-SwanstonEditionVol.10(of25)|RobertLouisStevensonAtmyfirstappearance,manyoftheyoungmembersaffrontedmehighly,anddemandedseveralscurrilousquestions.Witch,Warlock,andMagician|WilliamHenryDavenportAdamsJoan,affrontedbythesavageimpertinence,methereyesdefiantly,notgivinganinchbeforetheunexpectedcharge.TheFlockmasterofPoisonCreek|GeorgeW.OgdenIntoNatalieWeymansdarkeningeyesflaredanexpressionofaffrontedsurprise.MarjorieDeanCollegeFreshman|PaulineLesterSEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLEStrendingarticles“Epidemic”vs.“Pandemic”vs.“Endemic”:WhatDoTheseTermsMean?ResetThoseStudySkillsWith10NewYear’sResolutionsForStudents“Have”vs.“Has”:WhenToUseEachOneWhatDoes“AuldLangSyne”ActuallyMean?WhatDoes“Amen”MeanAtTheEndOfAPrayer?10TypesOfPronounsAndHowToUseThemBritishDictionarydefinitionsforaffrontaffront/(əˈfrʌnt)/nounadeliberateinsultverb(tr)toinsult,espopenlytooffendtheprideordignityofobsoletetoconfrontdefiantlyWordOriginforaffrontC14:fromOldFrenchafrontertostrikeintheface,fromVulgarLatinaffrontāre(unattested),fromtheLatinphraseadfrontemtothefaceCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012WORDOFTHEDAYgolemnoun|[goh-luhm,-lem]SEEDEFINITIONOthersAreReadingTheMostSurprisinglySerendipitousWordsOfTheDayDictionary.com’s2021WordOfTheYearIs…IsIt“NewYears”or“NewYear’s”?WhatDo“a.m.”And“p.m.”StandFor?FEEDBACK