affront

noun

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

e.g. turning his back on me was a deliberate insult

Synonym: insult

verb

1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely

e.g. He insulted her with his rude remarks
the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone

Synonym: dissinsult

1. 侮辱；冒犯
If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.

affront

e.g. ...an incident which particularly affronted Kasparov.
让卡斯帕罗夫感到特别受辱的一件事

2. 侮辱；冒犯
If something is an affront to you, it is an obvious insult to you.

affront的意思

e.g. It's an affront to human dignity to keep someone alive like this...
如此维持一个人的生命是对人类尊严的冒犯。
e.g. She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.
她将我的询问当成了人身侮辱。

1. 脸一直凑过去-->冒犯,侮辱：confront 使面临,对抗 | affront 脸一直凑过去-->冒犯,侮辱 | effrontery 厚颜无耻

2. 公开侮辱：affright 惊吓 | affront 公开侮辱 | affronted 被侮辱的

3. 当众冒犯：adversary对手,敌手 | affront当众冒犯 | annex吞并