affront
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affront
- /əˈfɹʌnt/
- /əˈfrənt/ US
- /əˈfɹʊnt/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌnt
Where it comes from
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.
verb affronts · affronting · affronted
- To insult intentionally, especially openly. But beſides, that ſuch a thought was inconſiſtent with the gravity of a Senate, how can one imagine that the Fathers would have dared affront the Wife of Aurelius, and the Mother of Commodus, or that they could think of giving offence to an Empreſs whom they afterwards Defied, and to an Emperor that
- To be an affront to; offend. European fear and contempt for the American Indian, Allen contends, largely came about because the sexual, economic, and political ways of the woman-centered tribes affronted their own patriarchal assumptions.
- To meet defiantly; to confront. to affront death
- To meet or encounter face to face. Many Iſlands there lie all over that ſea : but one above the reſt, and moſt renowned, is Tazata : for thither all the ſhipping from out of the Caſpian ſea and the Scythian Ocean, doe bend their courſe and there arrive : for that all the ſea coaſts doe affront the Levant, and turne into the Eaſt.
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verb 1. to insult intentionally, especially openly
| Español | afrentar, afrontar |
|---|---|
| Português | afrontar |
| Français | défier, jeter le gant, envoyer un cartel |
| Deutsch | beleidigen |
| Italiano | insultare |
| Русский | оскорбля́ть oskorbljátʹ |
verb 3. to meet defiantly; confront
| Español | afrontar |
|---|---|
| Português | afrontar, encarar |
| Français | se confronter |
verb 4. to meet or encounter face to face
| Français | rencontrer sur le terrain, aller sur le pré |
|---|
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title = {affront},
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