Affront (en. Affront)

/a.fʁɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

An offense or an insult.

His attitude was a real affront.

Son attitude était un véritable affront.

An act that hurts someone's dignity.

She felt that as a personal affront.

Elle a ressenti cela comme un affront personnel.

From Old French 'afront', derived from Latin 'affrontare', meaning 'to turn towards' or 'to face'.

to affront someone

To insult or show disrespect to someone.

faire affront à quelqu'un

to take an affront

To suffer an insult without reacting.

prendre un affront

to accuse of affront

To accuse someone of having committed an insult or offense.

accuser d'affront

offense

An action that causes discontent or injury.

offense

insult

A word or expression that hurts.

insulte

Discomfort or unease caused by an insult.

His comment was a real affront; it made me uncomfortable.

Son commentaire était un vrai affront, ça m'a mis mal à l'aise.

Immediate reaction to an offense.

I responded immediately; it was an affront that I could not let pass.

Je lui ai répondu sur le champ, c'était un affront que je ne pouvais pas laisser passer.