affront
noun
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult.
affronts
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pluralof affront.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof affront (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
affrontnouna personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult.
Example Sentences
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Travelers’ affronts in Europe’s tourist zones are sometimes glaringly apparent: pounding music from late-night parties, or puddles of vomit on doorsteps in quiet residential streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
The exploitation of the poor, migrants and women are also described as affronts to human dignity.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
But others worry that the postponement will have a chilling effect on institutions, making them wary of the very thing museums are meant to do: present art that provokes, stimulates and sometimes even affronts.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2022
That this should make one acutely alert to affronts, even if micro.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
Such petty affronts to officers from those unfortunate enough to be outside that class are not unknown.
From The Spy in Black by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston
