affront
noun/əˈfrʌnt/
/əˈfrʌnt/
[usually singular]- affront (to somebody/something) a remark or an action that offends somebody/something synonym insult
- His speech was an affront to many in the local community.
- This remark caused affront to many people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- regard something as
- see something as
- take something as
- …
- affront to
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’.Want to learn more?
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