as in insulted
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 affronted
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.
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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
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
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Every episode saw celebrities of various levels of fame stopping by the studio to be questioned and, occasionally, insulted by a narcissistic cartoon character.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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For a man behind a franchise that’s known for platforming outspoken women, Andy Cohen sure seems offended by Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s criticism of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Later, Netflix teams like the marketing department would be informed that her absence was due to her being offended by something that was said.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The bases outraged Osama bin Laden and contributed to all those years of terrorist attacks against Americans.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The inspector general spoke to WJZ Investigates in January, outraged that the city abruptly cut off her access to records during this investigation.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Affronted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affronted. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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