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Rareaffront
The correct spelling is affront.
How to pronounce affront
/əˈfɹʌnt/
nounIPA: /əˈfɹʌnt/
Say it like: Aff-ron-t
The correct spelling is affront. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult. For example: "Such behavior is an affront to society."
Usage Examples
“Such behavior is an affront to society.”
“to affront death”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
- 2.A hostile encounter or meeting.
verb
- 1.To insult intentionally, especially openly.
- 2.To meet defiantly; to confront.
- 3.To meet or encounter face to face.
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