affronts

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English

Definitions

noun

An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.“Such behavior is an affront to society.”
A hostile encounter or meeting.

verb

To insult intentionally, especially openly.
To meet defiantly; to confront.“to affront death”
To meet or encounter face to face.

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Synonyms

insult achievement indignities affronter outrages offend affrays insolence effrontery offends disoblige indignance affreux offending insults angering

Rhymes

confronts grunts blintz fronts squints chintz blintze shunts stunts blunts

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