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Definitions for Affronted
[1] a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult: an affront to the king.
[2] an offense to one's dignity or self-respect.
[3] to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence: His speech affronted all of us.
[4] to make ashamed or confused; embarrass.
[5] Archaic . to front; face; look on.
[6] Obsolete . to meet or encounter face to face; confront.
[7] a deliberate insult
[8] to insult, esp openly
[9] to offend the pride or dignity of
[10] obsolete to confront defiantly
Words related to Affronted
affrontannoy, criticize, pique, slight, taunt, displease, slander, vex, face, offend, anger, abuse, confront, outrage, meet, provoke, encounter, dispraise
Words nearby Affronted
affrontaffreightment, affricate, affrication, affricative, affright, affront, affrontive, afft., affusion, afg, afg.
Origin of Affronted
1300–50; Middle English afrounten < Middle French af(f )ronter to strike in the face < Vulgar Latin *affrontāre, derivative of Latin phrase ad frontem at or toward the forehead (as the seat of one's feelings or dignity). See ad-, front
Other words from Affronted
af·front·ed·ly , adverb
af·front·ed·ness , noun
af·front·er , noun
af·front·ing·ly , adverb
re·af·front , noun, verb (used with object)
un·af·front·ed , adjective
Word origin for Affronted
C14: from Old French afronter to strike in the face, from Vulgar Latin affrontāre (unattested), from the Latin phrase ad frontem to the face
Synonyms for Affronted
abuse, anger, annoy, confront, criticize, displease, dispraise, encounter, face, meet, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, slander, slight, taunt, vex, dump on, give a zinger, give the cold shoulder, hit where one lives, put down