affront+(verb)

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• Affront — Affront, Trotz, Unverschämtheit; davon das Verb. affrontiren, das Subst. affronterie, unverschämte Begegnung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

• affront — I verb afflict, aggrieve, antagonize, be offensive, be rude, cause dislike, cause offense, chafe, disconcert, disdain, disoblige, disquiet, distress, disturb, embitter, encounter, gall, give offense to, grieve, hurt the feelings, ill treat,… …   Law dictionary

• affront — ► NOUN ▪ an action or remark that causes offence. ► VERB ▪ offend the modesty or values of. ORIGIN from Old French afronter to slap in the face, insult …   English terms dictionary

• Affront — Ein Affront ist eine durch Öffentlichkeit und Brüskierung in Wort oder Tat charakterisierte Beleidigung. Das im 17. Jahrhundert entlehnte und der gehobenen Umgangssprache des 19. Jahrhunderts zugehörige auch heute noch gebräuchliche Wort ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• affront — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ personal VERB + AFFRONT ▪ regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as ▪ He took his son s desertion as a personal affront. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• affront — I UK [əˈfrʌnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms affront : singular affront plural affronts something insulting that makes you shocked and angry II UK [əˈfrʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms affront : present tense I/you/we/they affront… …   English dictionary

• affront — /əˈfrʌnt / (say uh frunt) noun 1. a personally offensive act or word; an intentional slight; an open manifestation of disrespect; an insult to the face: his disrespectful remark was meant as a deliberate affront to the king; some passages in the… …  

• affront — [[t]əfrʌ̱nt[/t]] affronts, affronting, affronted 1) VERB If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it. [FORMAL] [V n] One recent example, which particularly affronted Kasparov, was at the European team championship in… …   English dictionary

• affront — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English afronten, from Anglo French afrunter to defy, from Vulgar Latin *affrontare, from Latin ad + front , frons forehead Date: 14th century 1. a. to insult especially to the face by behavior or language b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• affront — af|front1 [ ə frʌnt ] noun count something insulting that makes you shocked and angry: She took the comment as a personal affront. affront af|front 2 [ ə frʌnt ] verb transitive to insult someone or make them shocked and angry: Bert was deeply… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• affront — 1. verb /əˈfɹʌnt/ a) To insult intentionally, especially openly. b) To meet defiantly; to confront. 2. noun /əˈfɹʌnt/ An open or intentional offense …   Wiktionary