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affront n. [
insult] a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
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affront v. [
diss, insult] treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
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