Affront — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælvɐdˌoʊsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈakɡɑːdˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈakɡɑːdˌɪzəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælvɐdˌoʊsᵻz/.

Examples

turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
He insulted her with his rude remarks
the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

diss insult

Parts of Speech

noun	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect “turning his back on me was a deliberate insult”
verb	treat, mention, or speak to rudely “He insulted her with his rude remarks”

Word Forms

insult	verb	treat, mention, or speak to rudely
affront	verb	treat, mention, or speak to rudely
insult	noun	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
affront	noun	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beleidigung

eine vorsätzlich beleidigende Handlung oder etwas, das den Effekt einer vorsätzlichen Respektlosigkeit hervorruft

🇪🇸Spanish

afrenta

un acto deliberadamente ofensivo o algo que produce el efecto de una falta de respeto deliberada

🇮🇹Italian

affronto

un atto deliberatamente offensivo o qualcosa che produca l'effetto di una deliberata mancanza di rispetto

🇳🇱Dutch

belediging

een opzettelijk beledigende handeling of iets dat het effect van opzettelijk gebrek aan respect veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

afronta

um ato deliberadamente ofensivo ou algo que produza o efeito de desrespeito deliberado

🇷🇺Russian

оскорбление

заведомо оскорбительное действие или что-то, производящее эффект умышленного неуважения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपमान

जानबूझकर किया गया आपत्तिजनक कार्य या जानबूझकर अनादर का प्रभाव उत्पन्न करने वाली कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

অপমান

ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে আপত্তিকর কাজ বা ইচ্ছাকৃত অসম্মানের প্রভাব তৈরি করে এমন কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

அவமதிப்பு

வேண்டுமென்றே புண்படுத்தும் செயல் அல்லது வேண்டுமென்றே அவமரியாதையின் விளைவை உருவாக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానపరచు

ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా అప్రియమైన చర్య లేదా ఉద్దేశపూర్వక అగౌరవం యొక్క ప్రభావాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేసేది

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

जाणूनबुजून आक्षेपार्ह कृत्य किंवा मुद्दाम अनादराचा प्रभाव निर्माण करणारे काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાન

ઇરાદાપૂર્વક અપમાનજનક કૃત્ય અથવા કંઈક ઇરાદાપૂર્વક અનાદરની અસર ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖಭಂಗ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಗೌರವದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಏನಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപമാനിക്കുക

മനഃപൂർവം നിന്ദ്യമായ പ്രവൃത്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബോധപൂർവമായ അനാദരവിൻ്റെ ഫലം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨ

ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਨਿਰਾਦਰ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

توہین

جان بوجھ کر جارحانہ عمل یا کوئی چیز جو جان بوجھ کر بے عزتی کا اثر پیدا کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冒犯

故意冒犯他人的行为或造成故意不尊重效果的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

侮辱

意図的に攻撃的な行為、または意図的な軽蔑の効果を生み出すもの

🇰🇷Korean

모욕

고의적으로 공격적인 행위 또는 고의적인 무례함의 효과를 낳는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xúc phạm

một hành động cố ý xúc phạm hoặc một cái gì đó tạo ra hiệu ứng thiếu tôn trọng có chủ ý

🇹🇭Thai

ดูหมิ่น

การกระทำที่เป็นการดูหมิ่นโดยเจตนาหรือสิ่งที่ก่อให้เกิดผลของการไม่เคารพโดยเจตนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghinaan

tindakan ofensif yang disengaja atau sesuatu yang menghasilkan efek tidak hormat yang disengaja

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsuway

isang sadyang nakakasakit na gawa o isang bagay na nagdudulot ng epekto ng sadyang kawalang-galang

🇲🇾Malay

menghina

perbuatan yang sengaja menyinggung perasaan atau sesuatu yang menghasilkan kesan tidak hormat yang disengajakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إهانة

عمل مسيء متعمد أو شيء ينتج عنه عدم احترام متعمد

🇮🇷Persian

توهین

عمل توهین آمیز عمدی یا چیزی که اثر بی احترامی عمدی ایجاد می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

hakaret

kasıtlı olarak saldırgan bir eylem veya kasıtlı saygısızlık etkisi yaratan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֶלבּוֹן

מעשה פוגעני במכוון או משהו שמייצר אפקט של חוסר כבוד מכוון

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The primary meaning of 'affront' is 'a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect'.

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Using 'affront' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'affront' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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