affronted

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affronted

adjective more affronted · most affronted

Offended; having taken umbrage. I feel very, very affronted by this process which did not include us, at least in the interview stage so we could have the benefit of an exchange with these individuals.
Synonym of affronté. PROVENANCE The arms on f.25 are argent a lion rampant affronted azure, with claws and tongue gules; these are perhaps the arms of Acciajaoli, of Florence (cf. the sale in these rooms, 7 December 1992, lot 74), or Nini, of Siena[…]
Similar: affronté

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of affront They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so.

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@misc{affronted_2026,
  title = {affronted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/affronted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}