as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
took it as an affront that she wasn't invited to say a few words at the ribbon-cutting ceremony
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as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help
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Recent Examples of affront
Rich Juzwiak, Time, 24 June 2025
Asking permission from white neighbors would be a clear affront to their dignity.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Roger Cohen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Are people so affronted that she’s been able to thrive so freely in spite of her individuality which in another lifetime could have easily worked against her?
—Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
His non-monogamy is an affront to the respectability politics that Brokeback Mountain otherwise espouses.
—Rich Juzwiak, Time, 24 June 2025
Asking permission from white neighbors would be a clear affront to their dignity.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Verb
Still, the National Rally, affronted, has turned from the soft, ubiquitous imagery of Ms. Le Pen with her beloved pet cats to the claws of confrontation.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Are people so affronted that she’s been able to thrive so freely in spite of her individuality which in another lifetime could have easily worked against her?
—Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affront
Noun
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And the gratuitous insults—to NATO allies, the European Union, the BRICs, the United Nations, or the World Health Organization—continue to flow from the president.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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The Steals and Deals segment on the WFTV newscasts are annoying and an insult to the viewers!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 July 2025
Verb
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The alchemist, offended, replies, my job was the engineering, not the economics.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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President Donald Trump has already silenced ABC, CBS, and Facebook, extorting millions of dollars from them for offending him.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Many Jews in America and around the world and in Israel are also outraged by the actions of the Israeli government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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The vote outraged many residents, generated ethics complaints and helped elect Cunningham, then a council member who had voted against the upzoning, as mayor in 2018, defeating Flinn.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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According to the post, even after raising concerns, the neighbors doubled down on their behavior, allegedly responding with sarcasm rather than solutions.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Her sarcasm is hilarious to me but also sobering, underscoring the individual lives that will now be upended.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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“Affront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affront. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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