affront. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

affront

SYLLABICATION:	af·front
PRONUNCIATION:	-frnt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: af·front·ed, af·front·ing, af·fronts 1. To insult intentionally, especially openly. See synonyms at offend. 2a. To meet defiantly; confront. b. Obsolete To meet or encounter face to face.
NOUN:	1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult: Such behavior is an affront to society. 2. Obsolete A hostile encounter or meeting.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin frns, front-, face; see front.


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