affrontingn.

Brit.

/əˈfrʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈfrən(t)ɪŋ/

Forms: see affront v. and -ing suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affront v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < affront v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of defiantly facing or confronting a person or thing. rare after 17th cent.

ΚΠ

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xv. 900 By the affronting and approching of the armies, the whole estate of the warre together with the difficulties and daungers susteined for many monthes, were reduced to the fortune and hazard of a very fewe howres.

1613 J. Hayward Liues III. Normans 67 By affronting of both the Armies.

1664 P. Wyche tr. J. Freire de Andrade Life Dom John de Castro i. 51 The Tyrants boldness encreasing to the Affronting of our Arms.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 335 This endurance or affronting of fearful images.

1908 J. R. Larus Women of Amer. v. 159 Her persistent affronting of death may seem to savor of fanaticism.

2. The action of openly insulting or offending someone; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun]

despite1297

conteckc1380

reproofa1382

contumelyc1386

villainya1400

cagment1504

injury?1518

mispersoning1522

opprobry1569

disgrace1592

baffling1602

affronting1611

insultance?1615

confronta1626

abusiveness1633

confrontmentc1635

baffle1647

insultancy1655

contumeliousness1657

disobliging1692

affrontingness1730

insultation1755

insulting1837

ranking1954

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Avillonnement, an affronting, vexing.

1619 W. Loe Mysterie Mankind Pref. sig. A12^v The hellish afronting of all Godlinesse to the damned Athiest.

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. xiv. 105 'Tis no less than the open affronting of God, by abusing his own Favours.

1702 Case of W. Penn 8 By their affronting of it [sc. the Act], and making Laws repugnant, and in opposition to it.

a1754 J. MacLaurin Serm. & Ess. (1755) 141 Sin has outragious boldness and presumption in it, because it is an affronting of God to his face.

1831 N. Macleod & D. Dewar Dict. Gaelic Lang. 236/2 Dia-mhlasadh,..blasphemy, literally, a reproaching or an affronting of God.

1893 S. Whitman Realm of Habsburgs xiv. 229 In Austria the mere verbal affronting of a royal and imperial official is a heinous offence.

1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet ii. ii. 128 They would have met the profferer of a mortal affronting and injury with their hands bound up in boxing gloves.

2003 J. G. Evans Environmental Archaeol. & Social Order ii. 21 Hybris referred to the affronting of someone intentionally, to a situation where one person deliberately offended another so as to achieve some sense of superiority over them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

affrontingadj.

Brit.

/əˈfrʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈfrən(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affront v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < affront v. + -ing suffix².

That affronts (in various senses); spec. †(in early use) that faces defiantly, that confronts (obsolete); (later usually) openly or deliberately insulting or offensive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [adjective]

despitousa1340

despiteous14..

despitefula1450

contumelious1483

affrontous1598

opprobrious1599

disgraceful1605

abusive1608

reproofful1609

affrontive1659

affronting1725

affrontful?1740

insulting1855

insultant1866

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. 178 I will be no more mild and gracious to these..that are mine own..soldiors, than to your selves affronting; who are..mine enemies.

1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. 282 These were..submissiue thoughts, as he was a Sonne, but somewhat too affronting for so free and liberal a Father.

1670 S. Clarke True & Faithful Acct. Four Chiefest Plantations Eng. in Amer. 58 They bury them with Bows and Arrows..to affright the affronting Cerberus.

1725 I. Watts Logick i. iv. 84 Some [words] are clean and decent..others are affronting and reproachful.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xv. 88 Had you not been so rudely affronting to him.

1824 Q. Oriental Mag. June 276 Vatsa heard this affronting message with great indignation.

1868 Ld. Lytton Orval in New Poems II. 271 The blazoned boast of his affronting flag.

1919 F. Swinnerton September viii. 278 Nigel was..conscious only of an affronting question, and of his pain and humiliation.

2005 P. Corviello Intimacy in Amer. i. 36 Jefferson responds to these affronting claims about the degeneration of American nature with a number of observations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affronting
释义	affrontingn. Brit. /əˈfrʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈfrən(t)ɪŋ/ Forms: see affront v. and -ing suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affront v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < affront v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of defiantly facing or confronting a person or thing. rare after 17th cent. ΚΠ 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xv. 900 By the affronting and approching of the armies, the whole estate of the warre together with the difficulties and daungers susteined for many monthes, were reduced to the fortune and hazard of a very fewe howres. 1613 J. Hayward Liues III. Normans 67 By affronting of both the Armies. 1664 P. Wyche tr. J. Freire de Andrade Life Dom John de Castro i. 51 The Tyrants boldness encreasing to the Affronting of our Arms. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 335 This endurance or affronting of fearful images. 1908 J. R. Larus Women of Amer. v. 159 Her persistent affronting of death may seem to savor of fanaticism. 2. The action of openly insulting or offending someone; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun] despite1297 conteckc1380 reproofa1382 contumelyc1386 villainya1400 cagment1504 injury?1518 mispersoning1522 opprobry1569 disgrace1592 baffling1602 affronting1611 insultance?1615 confronta1626 abusiveness1633 confrontmentc1635 baffle1647 insultancy1655 contumeliousness1657 disobliging1692 affrontingness1730 insultation1755 insulting1837 ranking1954 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Avillonnement, an affronting, vexing. 1619 W. Loe Mysterie Mankind Pref. sig. A12^v The hellish afronting of all Godlinesse to the damned Athiest. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. xiv. 105 'Tis no less than the open affronting of God, by abusing his own Favours. 1702 Case of W. Penn 8 By their affronting of it [sc. the Act], and making Laws repugnant, and in opposition to it. a1754 J. MacLaurin Serm. & Ess. (1755) 141 Sin has outragious boldness and presumption in it, because it is an affronting of God to his face. 1831 N. Macleod & D. Dewar Dict. Gaelic Lang. 236/2 Dia-mhlasadh,..blasphemy, literally, a reproaching or an affronting of God. 1893 S. Whitman Realm of Habsburgs xiv. 229 In Austria the mere verbal affronting of a royal and imperial official is a heinous offence. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet ii. ii. 128 They would have met the profferer of a mortal affronting and injury with their hands bound up in boxing gloves. 2003 J. G. Evans Environmental Archaeol. & Social Order ii. 21 Hybris referred to the affronting of someone intentionally, to a situation where one person deliberately offended another so as to achieve some sense of superiority over them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). affrontingadj. Brit. /əˈfrʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈfrən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affront v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < affront v. + -ing suffix². That affronts (in various senses); spec. †(in early use) that faces defiantly, that confronts (obsolete); (later usually) openly or deliberately insulting or offensive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [adjective] despitousa1340 despiteous14.. despitefula1450 contumelious1483 affrontous1598 opprobrious1599 disgraceful1605 abusive1608 reproofful1609 affrontive1659 affronting1725 affrontful?1740 insulting1855 insultant1866 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. 178 I will be no more mild and gracious to these..that are mine own..soldiors, than to your selves affronting; who are..mine enemies. 1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. 282 These were..submissiue thoughts, as he was a Sonne, but somewhat too affronting for so free and liberal a Father. 1670 S. Clarke True & Faithful Acct. Four Chiefest Plantations Eng. in Amer. 58 They bury them with Bows and Arrows..to affright the affronting Cerberus. 1725 I. Watts Logick i. iv. 84 Some [words] are clean and decent..others are affronting and reproachful. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xv. 88 Had you not been so rudely affronting to him. 1824 Q. Oriental Mag. June 276 Vatsa heard this affronting message with great indignation. 1868 Ld. Lytton Orval in New Poems II. 271 The blazoned boast of his affronting flag. 1919 F. Swinnerton September viii. 278 Nigel was..conscious only of an affronting question, and of his pain and humiliation. 2005 P. Corviello Intimacy in Amer. i. 36 Jefferson responds to these affronting claims about the degeneration of American nature with a number of observations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1579adj.1600
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