affront
affront definition
af·front (ə frunt′)
transitive verb
- to insult openly or purposely; offend; slight
- to confront defiantly
- Archaic to come before; meet; face
Etymology: ME afronten < OFr afronter, to encounter face to face < ML *affrontare < ad-, to + frons, forehead
noun
an open or intentional insult; slight to one's dignity
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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