Associations to the word «Affront»
Noun
- Appetite
- Princes
- Afterward
- Blow
- Deed
- Disposition
- Occasion
- Mistress
- Blows
- Monsieur
- Conduct
- Peril
- Regent
- Excuse
- Monarch
- Stomach
- Paris
- Wrong
- Madame
- Necessity
- Spaniard
- Honor
- Sting
- Person
- Democracy
- Lodging
- Authority
- Minister
- Offer
- Punishment
- Danger
- Liberty
- Marquis
- Worse
- Galaxy
- Ambassador
- Conspiracy
- Pardon
- Culture
- Care
- Principle
- Demand
- Challenge
- Bore
- Ti
- Freedom
- Nature
- Rights
- God
- Justice
- Blair
- Suspicion
Adjective
Verb
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.