亚洲网紅露点

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affront

[ uh-fruhnt ]

noun

  1. a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult:

    an affront to the king.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. an offense to one's dignity or self-respect.


verb (used with object)

  1. to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence:

    His speech affronted all of us.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to make ashamed or confused; embarrass.
  3. Archaic. to front; face; look on.
  4. Obsolete. to meet or encounter face to face; confront.

affront

/ 蓹藞蹿谤蕦苍迟 /

noun

  1. a deliberate insult
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to insult, esp openly
  2. to offend the pride or dignity of
  3. obsolete.
    to confront defiantly
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补蹿路蹿谤辞苍迟顎侥诲路濒测 adverb
  • 补蹿路蹿谤辞苍迟顎侥诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 补蹿路蹿谤辞苍迟顎侥谤 noun
  • 补蹿路蹿谤辞苍迟顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 谤别顎卆蹿路蹿谤辞苍迟顎 noun verb (used with object)
  • 耻苍顎卆蹿路蹿谤辞苍迟顎侥诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of affront1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English afrounten, from Middle French af(f)ronter 鈥渢o strike in the face,鈥 from unattested Vulgar Latin 补蹿蹿谤辞苍迟腻谤别, derivative of Latin phrase ad frontem 鈥渁t or toward the forehead鈥 (as the seat of one's feelings or dignity). See ad-, front
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of affront1

C14: from Old French afronter to strike in the face, from Vulgar Latin 补蹿蹿谤辞苍迟腻谤别 (unattested), from the Latin phrase ad frontem to the face
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Synonym Study

See insult.
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She called Trump鈥檚 order 鈥渁n affront to the First Amendment rights of NPR and locally owned and operated stations throughout America to produce and air programming that meets the needs of their communities.鈥

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Sinn F茅in MP John Finucane said the government's decision to appeal the court ruling is "a continued affront to a grieving family".

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As if the very notion of treating vegetables in this way was an affront to his Italian sensibilities.

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Latey's production company, says the show "rocked the boat", but is far from an affront to Ethiopian culture.

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Over the decades, doing business with Vietnam has evolved from an affront that could result in death threats to a common profession that keeps Little Saigon stores stocked with affordable goods.

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