Affront vs. Affrontive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Affront and Affrontive
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Affront
An action or remark that causes outrage or offence
He took his son's desertion as a personal affront
The sackings were an affront to justice
Affrontive
Tending to affront or offend.
Affront
Offend the modesty or values of
She was affronted by his familiarity
Affrontive
Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.
How affrontive it is to despise mercy.
Affront
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
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Affront
To meet defiantly; confront
Affront danger.
Affront
(Obsolete) To meet or encounter (another) face to face.
Affront
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult
Such behavior is an affront to society.
Affront
(Obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
Affront
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
Affront
To meet defiantly; to confront.
To affront death
Affront
(obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
Affront
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
Such behavior is an affront to society.
Affront
(obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
Affront
To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant.
That he, as 't were by accident, may hereAffront Ophelia.
Affront
To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
Affront
To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius?
Affront
An encounter either friendly or hostile.
I walked about, admired of all, and dreadedOn hostile ground, none daring my affront.
Affront
Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
Offering an affront to our understanding.
Affront
An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an affront. When people are in a state of animosity, they seek opportunities of offering each other insults. Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of outrages.
Affront
A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront;
Turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
Affront
Treat, mention, or speak to rudely;
He insulted her with his rude remarks
The student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
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