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affront definition

af·front (ə frunt′)

transitive verb

  1. to insult openly or purposely; offend; slight
  2. to confront defiantly
  3. 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.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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