affront

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontare (“to hit in the face”), from Latin ad (“to”) + frōns (“forehead”) (English front). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfɹʌnt/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈfrənt/ Hyphenation: af‧front Rhymes: -ʌnt === Verb === affront (third-person singular simple present affronts, present participle affronting, simple past and past participle affronted) (transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly. (transitive) To meet defiantly; to confront. (transitive, obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:offend ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === affront (plural affronts) An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult. Synonyms: honor, tribute (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:offense ==== Related terms ==== effrontery ==== Translations ==== === References === “affront”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == French == === Etymology === From Old French afront. Synchronically analysable as a deverbal from affronter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fʁɔ̃/ === Noun === affront m (plural affronts) affront, insult, snub ==== Derived terms ==== afront ==== Descendants ==== → German: Affront → Polish: afront → Romanian: afront === Further reading === “affront”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === offrant == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English afrounten, from Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontāre (“to hit in the face”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfrɔnt/ === Verb === affront (third-person singular simple present affronts, present participle affrontin, simple past and past participle affrontit) to affront; cause to feel ashamed; cause to blush; to humiliate (in front of others), to offend (not necessarily with intention). === Noun === affront (plural affronts) disgrace, shame; indignity, humiliation === Derived terms === affrontless === References === “affront, v., n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.