affront

1. v. t. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face. Source: opted

2. v. t. To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. Source: opted

3. v. t. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility. Source: opted

4. n. An encounter either friendly or hostile. Source: opted

5. n. Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult. Source: opted

6. n. An offense to one's self-respect; shame. Source: opted

7. n. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect Source: wordnet

8. v. treat, mention, or speak to rudely Source: wordnet

9. v:16/n:84 n a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect v treat, mention, or speak to rudely Source: ecdict

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