Afront vs. Affront
Difference Between Afront and Affront
Afront➦
In front. Now chiefly in "afront of": = sense B. Now regional.
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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
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Afront➦
In front of.
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Affront➦
offend the modesty or values of
she was affronted by his familiarity
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Afront➦
in front; face to face
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Affront➦
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
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Afront➦
in front of
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Affront➦
To meet defiantly; confront
affront danger.
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Afront➦
In front; face to face.
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Affront➦
(Obsolete) To meet or encounter (another) face to face.
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Affront➦
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult
Such behavior is an affront to society.
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Affront➦
(Obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
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Affront➦
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
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Affront➦
To meet defiantly; to confront.
to affront death
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Affront➦
(obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
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Affront➦
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
Such behavior is an affront to society.
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Affront➦
(obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
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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.
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Affront➦
To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
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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?
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Affront➦
An encounter either friendly or hostile.
I walked about, admired of all, and dreadedOn hostile ground, none daring my affront.
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Affront➦
Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
Offering an affront to our understanding.
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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.
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Affront➦
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront;
turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
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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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