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affront (106 synonym found)

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aggrieve

aspersion

atrocity

barb

beard

bell the cat

bid defiance

bite the bullet

brave

brazen

brazen out

breast

brickbat

bring before

bring forward

bring up

call names

call out

casus belli

challenge

confront

confront with

contempt

criticize

cut

dare

defamation

defy

despite

dig

dishonor

disoblige

dispraise

double-dare

dump

dump on

encounter

enormity

envisage

face

face out

face the music

face up

face up to

face with

fleer at

flout

flouting

front

gibe

gibe at

give offense

give offense to

give umbrage

grieve

humiliation

hurl a brickbat

hurt

hurt the feelings

indignity

injury

jeer

jeer at

jeering

jibe at

lay before

meet

meet boldly

meet head-on

meet squarely

mock

mockery

offend

offense

outdare

outrage

place before

present to

provocation

put down

put it to

put-down

raw nerve

red rag

run the gauntlet

scoff

scoff at

scream defiance

set at defiance

set before

show fight

slap

slight

sore point

sore spot

speak out

speak up

stand up to

stare down

stem

sting

taunt

tender spot

treat with indignity

uncomplimentary remark

wound

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Definition of affront:

(v) : to insult intentionally, especially openly. See Synonyms at offend; to meet defiantly; to confront

(n) : an open or intentional offense, slight, or insult; a hostile encounter or meeting

"such behavior is an affront to society."

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Definition of affront:

(v) : to insult intentionally, especially openly. See Synonyms at offend; to meet defiantly; to confront

(n) : an open or intentional offense, slight, or insult; a hostile encounter or meeting

"such behavior is an affront to society."

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