affront

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search
See also Affront

Contents

[edit] English

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (to defy), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (to hit in the face), from Latin ad (to) + frons (forehead).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

affront (third-person singular simple present affronts, present participle affronting, simple past and past participle affronted)

  1. To insult intentionally, especially openly.
  2. To meet defiantly; to confront.
    • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 436:
      Avignon was beginning to settle down for the night – that long painful stretch of time which must somehow be affronted.
  3. (obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

[edit] Noun

affront (plural affronts)

  1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
    Such behavior is an affront to society.
  2. (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Translations


[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

from Old French afront

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

affront m. (plural affronts)

  1. affront, insult, snub

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Anagrams

Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Views
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox
In other languages