affront
noun
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult.
affronted
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past participleof affront.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof affront.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
affrontnouna personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult.
Example Sentences
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"He brings in the female demographic because he is so sexy - but he appeals to men. He's an honest, good, authentic, down-to-earth type of individual. So you don't really get affronted by him."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
An afterthought if not a redheaded stepchild, though expect affronted fellow media outlets to freak out because of what NBC News once was, not what it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
But it wasn’t just Catholics who were affronted.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
And all indications are that he is prepared to inflict considerable economic and environmental damage to assuage his affronted pride.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024
Catherine, weak-spirited, irritable, and completely under Lydia’s guidance, had been always affronted by their advice; and Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them a hearing.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
