Definition of affront Affront

/ʌfɹʌˈnt/ - [ufrunt] - af•fron•t•

We found 18 definitions of affront from 6 different sources.

What does affront mean?

Noun
affront - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
		insult
		offensive activity, discourtesy, offence, offense a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
		indignity an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
Verb affronts, affronting, affronted
affront - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
		diss, insult
		spite, wound, injure, bruise, offend, hurt cause injuries or bodily harm to

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affront (v. t.)
To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
affront (v. t.)
To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
affront (v. t.)
To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
affront (n.)
An encounter either friendly or hostile.
affront (n.)
Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
affront (n.)
An offense to one's self-respect; shame.

affront
An offense to one's dignity or self-respect.
affront
To insult or offend.
affront
To put someone down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

affront
af-frunt′, v.t. to meet face to face: to insult openly: (Shak.) to throw one's self in the way of.—n. contemptuous treatment: an open insult: disgrace.—adj. Affronté, fem. Affrontée, facing each other: (her.) of animals represented front to front, or expectant—opp. to Addorsed; also looking frontwise, or toward the beholder.—p.adj. Affront′ed, insulted, offended.—adj. Affront′ive.—To put an affront upon, To offer an affront to = to openly insult a person. [O. Fr. afronter—Low L. affrontāre—L. ad, to, front-, the forehead.]