affront
noun
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult.
had affronted
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past perfectof affront.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But a strong chorus of support for punishing Mr. Li made it clear that his words had affronted a far broader cohort than Chinese officialdom.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
The notion that he had affronted the major drew a look of disbelief.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 25, 2018
“If he had affronted the speaker or the house, he was ready to ask pardon,” he explained, and pledged to support the king “at the Expence of the last Drop of his blood.”
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
This elegantly costumed gentleman who was the cynosure of all eyes on the Paris had affronted Miss Hampton.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was in a terrible rage, first against Wilson, who had affronted his soldiers, and next against the mob, who were charmed with Wilson's generous action in the church, and had favoured Robertson's escape.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by John Mackay Wilson
