insult, offense
insult, offend, slight, outrage; confront; appear in a direct manner before (someone)
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Affront Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
(v. t.)
To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
(v. t.)
To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
(n.)
Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
(n.)
An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
(n.)
An encounter either friendly or hostile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn encounter either friendly or hostile.
affront
\af*front"\, n. [cf. f. affront, fr. affronter.]
1. an encounter either friendly or hostile. [obs.] i walked about, admired of all, and dreaded on hostile ground, none daring my affront.
2. contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult. offering an affront to our understanding.
3. an offense to one's self-respect; shame.
An open insult or indignity.
Saraed = n. affront, reproach
Sarau = v. to insult, to affront
Noun
1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
(synonym) insult
(hypernym) discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
(hyponym) indignity
(derivation) diss, insult
Verb
1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
(synonym) diss, insult
(hypernym) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
(derivation) insult
Affront Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
This is a bad dream. The dreamer is sure to shed tears and weep. For a young woman to dream that she is affronted, denotes that some unfriendly person will take advantage of her ignorance to place her in a compromising situation with a stranger, or to jeopardize her interests with a friend.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project