Affront Definition

ə-frŭnt
affronted, affronts
verb
affronted, affronts
To insult openly or purposely; offend; slight.
Webster's New World
To meet defiantly; confront.
Affront danger.
American Heritage
To confront defiantly.
Webster's New World
To meet or encounter (another) face to face.
American Heritage
To come before; meet; face.
Webster's New World
noun
affronts
An open or intentional insult; slight to one's dignity.
Webster's New World
A hostile encounter or meeting.
American Heritage

An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.

Such behavior is an affront to society.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
adjective

(heraldry) Face to face, or with the fronts facing each other.

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Other Word Forms of Affront

Noun

Singular:
affront
Plural:
affronts

Origin of Affront

  • From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (“to hit in the face”), from Latin ad (“to”) + frons (“forehead”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English afrounten from Old French afronter Latin ad- ad- Latin frōns front- face front

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French affronté, past participle.

    From Wiktionary

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