| NOUN | act | affront, insult | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect |
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| VERB | communication | affront, diss, insult | treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| Sounds | ahfrah'nt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect. | |
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| Synonym | insult | |
| Narrower | indignity | An affront to one's dignity or self-esteem |
| scandalization, scandalisation, outrage | The act of scandalizing | |
| Broader | discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity | A lack of politeness |
| Spanish | afrenta, agravio, insulto, ofensa | |
| Catalan | afront, injúria, insult, ofensa | |
| Verbs | affront | treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| Meaning | treat, mention, or speak to rudely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to affront Sue | |
| Synonyms | diss, insult | |
| Broader | hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite | hurt the feelings of |
| Spanish | afrentar, agraviar, injuriar, insultar, ofender, ultrajar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, insultar, ultratjar | |
| Nouns | affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect |
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