Affronting

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  • v. Present participle of affront.
  • Word Usage
    "He is sent to such as are impudent and hard-hearted, who will receive no impressions nor be wrought upon either by fair means or foul, who will take a pride in affronting God's messenger and confronting the message."
    Verb Form
    affronted    affronting    affronts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bruise    hurt    offend    spite    injure    wound   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abuse    slight    offend    pique    illtreat    outrage    nettle    defy    insult    provoke   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hunt    Lunt    blunt    brunt    bunt    confront    cunt    front    grunt    hunt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    indignity    provocation    outrage    calumny    insult    injustice    impertinence    rudeness    humiliation    offence