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Noun(1) a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect(2) a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront(3) an insult
Verb(1) treat, mention, or speak to rudely(2) treat(3) mention(4) or speak to rudely(5) insult or involve in entanglement

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(1) Limits upon personal freedom and choice are an affront to all that is sacred.(2) The conduct that has come to light is an affront to the most basic standards of morality and decency.(3) That the power to deny anything from occupying city land rests in the hands of city hall is an affront to the real owners of that land - the people who live in the city.(4) To say so would be an affront to the overwhelming majority of conscientious people of both communities.(5) Articles of this sort are an affront to those who died.(6) The fence itself took less than three minutes to come down as people attacked what was widely perceived to be an affront to freedom of assembly and speech.(7) A political programme that erodes human dignity is an affront to all of us, and deserves condemnation from every pulpit in the land.(8) It is an affront to anyone with any sense of human dignity and common decency, regardless of where they stand on the issue.(9) His ideas are obviously foolish, easily disproved, an affront to any reasoning person.(10) We weren't the least bit insulted at such an affront to our then easy going, leisurely ways.(11) It was an affront to the English language and an offence against all educated people.(12) At the time she said the ad was not intended to cause offence and described the ban as u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510absurd and an affront to the British sense of humouru251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb.(13) All, however, recognized that it was an affront to academic freedom and a violation of faculty autonomy.(14) The Foreign Affairs spokesman said this attempt to bypass the people would be an affront to democracy.(15) he took his son's desertion as a personal affront(16) His no-show for any reason other than a personal trauma is a disgrace and an affront to local democracy.
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Synonyms
Noun
1. insult
2. offense
3. indignity
4. slight
5. snub
6. put-down
7. provocation
8. injury
9. outrage
10. atrocity
11. scandal
12. slap in the face
13. kick in the teeth


Verb
14. insult
15. offend
16. mortify
17. provoke
18. pique
19. wound
20. hurt
22. irk
23. displease
24. bother
25. rankle
26. vex
27. gall
28. outrage
29. scandalize
30. disgust
31. put someone's back up
32. needle


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