(af-front) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to insult or offend someone deliberately.

Example Sentence

His remarks were obviously intended as an affront to her.

More Example Sentences

His words were an affront to her feelings.

Synonyms

insult; offend; disrespect

Antonyms

compliment; praise; honor

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Rhymes

  • blunt
  • brunt
  • bunt
  • bunte
  • front
  • glunt
  • grunt
  • hundt
  • hunt
  • hunte
  • jundt
  • klundt
  • lundt
  • lunt
  • mundt
  • munt
  • pundt
  • punt
  • runte
  • shunt
  • stunt
  • sundt

  • affront
  • confront
  • vanbrunt