- affronted
- un·affronted;
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affronted
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Affronted — Affront Af*front , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affronting}.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See {Front}.] 1. To front; to face in position; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affronted — af·front || É™ frÊŒnt n. insult, offense v. insult, offend, slight, outrage … English contemporary dictionary
affronted — adj injured, offended, insulted, slighted, displeased, irritated, annoyed, angry, vexed, incensed, outraged, piqued … Useful english dictionary
affront — [[t]əfrʌ̱nt[/t]] affronts, affronting, affronted 1) VERB If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it. [FORMAL] [V n] One recent example, which particularly affronted Kasparov, was at the European team championship in… … English dictionary
affront — I UK [əˈfrʌnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms affront : singular affront plural affronts something insulting that makes you shocked and angry II UK [əˈfrʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms affront : present tense I/you/we/they affront… … English dictionary
fag — I Australian Slang 1. cigarette (probably from fag end last part ); 2. smoke a cigarette; 3. male homosexual (shortening of faggot ) II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n cigarette III Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Slang for cigarette IV… … English dialects glossary
af|front´er — af|front «uh FRUHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a word or act intended to show disrespect or contempt; open insult: »To be called a coward is an affront. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under insult. (Cf. ↑insult) 2. a slight or injury to one s dignity. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
af|front — «uh FRUHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a word or act intended to show disrespect or contempt; open insult: »To be called a coward is an affront. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under insult. (Cf. ↑insult) 2. a slight or injury to one s dignity. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
Affront — Af*front , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affronting}.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See {Front}.] 1. To front; to face in position; to meet or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Affronting — Affront Af*front , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affronted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affronting}.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See {Front}.] 1. To front; to face in position; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
