affront

/ə'frʌnt/

Thân thiện

Turning his back on her was a deliberate affront.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A deliberate and openly offensive act or display of disrespect: An "affront" is an action or behavior that is intentionally rude, insulting, or disrespectful, often causing public embarrassment or hurt feelings.

2. Verb:

   • To insult or offend someone openly and deliberately: To "affront" someone means to treat, speak to, or behave toward them in a way that is intentionally disrespectful or scornful.

Examples of Usage

• Noun: His refusal to shake her hand was a clear affront.The graffiti on the monument was seen as an affront to the community.

• Verb: His rude comments affronted everyone in the room.She felt deeply affronted by their lack of consideration.

Advanced Usage

• "an affront to": Used to describe something that offends or insults a principle, group, or feeling.
• "to be affronted by": To feel personally insulted or offended by something.

Variants and Related Words

• Affronted (adj): Feeling or showing that one has been insulted and offended.
• Affronting (adj): Causing offense or insult.

Synonyms

• Noun: Insult, offense, indignity, slight, snub.
• Verb: Insult, offend, slight, snub, disrespect.

Antonyms

• Noun: Compliment, honor, courtesy, respect.
• Verb: Compliment, honor, please, flatter, respect.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "add insult to injury": To make a bad situation worse by causing further offense or humiliation. (While not containing "affront," it relates to the concept of compounding an insult.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
   • turning his back on me was a deliberate insult

Verb

1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely
   • He insulted her with his rude remarks
   • the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone

Từ đồng nghĩa

• insult
• diss