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Affront Definition & Meaning

affront
noun
  1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
verb
  1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

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What does affront mean?
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
What part of speech is affront?
Affront is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does affront have?
Affront has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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