His rude remarks were a direct affront to her.
他粗鲁的言论直接侮辱了她。
Ignoring her question felt like an affront.
对她的问题不理不睬让人感觉是一种冒犯。
The artist saw the rejection as an affront to her work.
这位艺术家认为被拒是对她作品的侮辱。
He was affronted when no one thanked him for his help.
没有人感谢他的帮助，这让他觉得受了冒犯。
Choose the best synonym for the word “affront” in the following sentence: The president considered the journalist''s questions an affront to his integrity.
B — insult. “affront” means n. insult offense affront
Ignoring the king's personal invitation was seen as a serious ______.
D — affront. “affront” means n. insult offense affront
affront — n. insult offense affront. In Chinese: 侮辱.
affront is pronounced /əˈfrʌnt/. It breaks into 2 syllables: af · front.
“affront” means insult offense affront. Examples: (1) His rude remarks were a direct affront to her. (2) Ignoring her question felt like an affront. (3) The artist saw the rejection as an affront to her work. (4) He was affronted when no one thanked him for his help.
insult, offense — all close in meaning to affront (n. insult offense affront).
Yes. affront appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
af- (towards, ad-variation) + front (face) → offend, insult in person.