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affront

aff·ront

UK/əˈfɹʌnt/ US/əˈfrənt/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

  • “turning his back on me was a deliberate insult”
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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”
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Origin

From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to hit in the face; to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (“to hit in the face”), from Latin ad (“to”) + frōns (“forehead”) (English front). By surface analysis, af- + front.

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