Associations to the word «Affront»

Wiktionary

AFFRONT, verb. To insult intentionally, especially openly.
AFFRONT, verb. To meet defiantly; to confront.
AFFRONT, verb. (obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
AFFRONT, noun. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
AFFRONT, noun. (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.

Dictionary definition

AFFRONT, noun. A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult".
AFFRONT, verb. Treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats