Affront

Definition:

• (v. t.) To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
• (v. t.) To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
• (v. t.) To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
• (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.
• (n.) Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
• (n.) An offense to one's self-respect; shame.

Compare affront with other words:

affront vs. effront

affront vs. afront

affront vs. contempt

affront vs. upbraid

affront vs. challenge

affront vs. overlead

affront vs. affrontee

affront vs. effrontery

affront vs. affrontive

affront vs. affronter

affront vs. resentingly

affront vs. indignity

affront vs. retaliate

affront vs. outrageous

affront vs. snub

affront vs. confrontation

affront vs. slight

affront vs. encounter

affront vs. confront

affront vs. defiantly

affront vs. insult

affront vs. resent

affront vs. displease

affront vs. offense

affront vs. offend