affront

af·front

A0124100 (ə-frŭnt′)tr.v. af·front·ed, af·front·ing, af·fronts 1. To insult intentionally, especially openly. See Synonyms at offend.2. a. To meet defiantly; confront: affront danger.b. Obsolete To meet or encounter (another) face to face.n.1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult: Such behavior is an affront to society.2. Obsolete A hostile encounter or meeting.

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[Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin frōns, front-, face; see front.]

affront

(əˈfrʌnt) na deliberate insultvb (tr) 1. to insult, esp openly2. to offend the pride or dignity of3. obsolete to confront defiantly[C14: from Old French afronter to strike in the face, from Vulgar Latin affrontāre (unattested), from the Latin phrase ad frontem to the face]

af•front

(əˈfrʌnt)

n. 1. a deliberate act or display of disrespect; insult. v.t. 2. to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence. 3. Archaic. to front on; face. 4. Obs. to encounter; confront. [1300–50; Middle English afrounten < Middle French af(f)ronter to strike in the face] af•front′ed•ly, adv. af•front′ed•ness, n. syn: See insult.

affront

Past participle: affronted
Gerund: affronting

Imperative
affront
affront

Present
I affront
you affront
he/she/it affronts
we affront
you affront
they affront

Preterite
I affronted
you affronted
he/she/it affronted
we affronted
you affronted
they affronted

Present Continuous
I am affronting
you are affronting
he/she/it is affronting
we are affronting
you are affronting
they are affronting

Present Perfect
I have affronted
you have affronted
he/she/it has affronted
we have affronted
you have affronted
they have affronted

Past Continuous
I was affronting
you were affronting
he/she/it was affronting
we were affronting
you were affronting
they were affronting

Past Perfect
I had affronted
you had affronted
he/she/it had affronted
we had affronted
you had affronted
they had affronted

Future
I will affront
you will affront
he/she/it will affront
we will affront
you will affront
they will affront

Future Perfect
I will have affronted
you will have affronted
he/she/it will have affronted
we will have affronted
you will have affronted
they will have affronted

Future Continuous
I will be affronting
you will be affronting
he/she/it will be affronting
we will be affronting
you will be affronting
they will be affronting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been affronting
you have been affronting
he/she/it has been affronting
we have been affronting
you have been affronting
they have been affronting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been affronting
you will have been affronting
he/she/it will have been affronting
we will have been affronting
you will have been affronting
they will have been affronting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been affronting
you had been affronting
he/she/it had been affronting
we had been affronting
you had been affronting
they had been affronting

Conditional
I would affront
you would affront
he/she/it would affront
we would affront
you would affront
they would affront

Past Conditional
I would have affronted
you would have affronted
he/she/it would have affronted
we would have affronted
you would have affronted
they would have affronted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affront - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"insultoffense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or othersindignity - an affront to one's dignity or self-esteemscandalisation, scandalization, outrage - the act of scandalizing
Verb	1.	affront - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"diss, insultspite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"

affront

verb1. offend, anger, provoke, outrage, insult, annoy, vex, displease, pique, put or get your back up, slight One example that particularly affronted him was at the world championships.noun1. insult, wrong, injury, abuse, offence, slight, outrage, provocation, slur, indignity, slap in the face (informal), vexation She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.

affront

verbTo cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage, pique.Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.nounAn act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity:contumely, despite, indignity, insult, offense, outrage, slight.Idiom: slap in the face.

Translations

当众侮辱

affront

(əˈfrant) noun an insult, usually one made in public. His remarks were obviously intended as an affront to her. 當眾侮辱 当众侮辱 verb to insult or offend. We were affronted by the offhand way in which they treated us. 侮辱 当众侮辱