affront

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. (transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.
2. (transitive) To meet defiantly; to confront.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To meet or encounter face to face.

Noun

1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
2. (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.

Sinónimos

insult

abuse

offend

outrage

slight

offense

injury

snub

look down upon

indignity

underestimate

curse

offence

disparage

slander

diss

vituperation

assault

attack

👊

defamation

denigrate

disdain

disgrace

dishonour

displease

disrespect

humiliate

hurt

insolence

miff

pique

provoke

abase

call names

offense offence

encounter

encroach

face

flout

gall

afflict

hold in contempt

incivility

condemn

challenge

take offense

calumny

insulting

invective

irk

libel

bug

🐛

meet

affect

mob

mortification

nettle

blow

blackguard

billingsgate

opprobrium

assail

peeve

shame

stroke

rankle

revile

rile

scorn

shock

⚡

annoy

slap

anger

💢

slur

aggrieve

umbrage

aggravate

underrate

contumely

contempt

debase

upset

defame

vex

derogation

despite

discourtesy

vilify

give stick

wrong

disoblige

confront

be rude

Traducións

beleidigen

injure

Beleidigung

afrenta

affront

insulter

ofender

beledigen

belediging

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/əˈfɹʌnt/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: afrounten

Relativo a inglés: front

In summary

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