affront.
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
Meaning & usage
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
To be an affront to; offend.
To meet defiantly; to confront.
to affront death
To meet or encounter face to face.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to hit in the face; to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (“to hit in the face”), from Latin ad (“to”) + frōns (“forehead”) (English front). By surface analysis, af- + front.
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
Such behavior is an affront to society.
A hostile encounter or meeting.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to hit in the face; to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (“to hit in the face”), from Latin ad (“to”) + frōns (“forehead”) (English front). By surface analysis, af- + front.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.