All affront synonyms
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A a verb affront
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- pique — a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- taunt — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- slander — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- vex — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- offend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- outrage — an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- meet — greatest lower bound
- provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- disrespect — Lack of respect or courtesy.
- criticise — criticize
- put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- dump on — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
noun affront
- insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- slur — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
- indignity — an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
- provocation — the act of provoking.
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- offense — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- put-down — a landing of an aircraft.
- slap — a gap or opening, as in a fence, wall, cloud bank, or line of troops.
- vexation — the act of vexing.
- wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- left-handed compliment — an ambiguous compliment
- slap in the face — smack on the cheek