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affront

af·front [ ə frúnt ]


noun  (plural af·fronts)
Definition:
 
open insult: an open insult or giving of offense to somebody



transitive verb  (past and past participle af·front·ed, present participle af·front·ing, 3rd person present singular af·fronts)
Definition:
 
insult openly: to insult or offend somebody openly

[14th century. Via Old French< Vulgar Latin affrontare "strike in the face" < ad frontem "to the face"]
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