"affront" Definition

Definitions for the word "affront" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. t.
To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
An encounter either friendly or hostile.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
Open insult. v. Insult openly; offend, embarrass. [latin: related to *front]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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