affronted

Definition of affrontednext
past tense of affront

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of affronted Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded. Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025 Thinking about it that way invests meaning in an anecdote Norris related about a member of the copy department so affronted by something a colleague had done that she was inspired to pick up an object and hurl it in that colleague’s general direction. Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affronted
Verb
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China's authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China’s authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Goebel later emphasized that the maze was not meant to endorse everything Kirk said or did, nor dismiss concerns from people offended by some of his remarks.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Emirati leaders became deeply offended when Washington promptly billed them for that assistance.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • To the casual YouTube viewer, these would look like unconnected videos from political news creators outraged by events happening in cities led by Democrats.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When police officers in Oklahoma admitted to using electro-shock gloves to subdue two students over the 2025-2026 school year, the community was rightfully outraged.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Affronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affronted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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