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affronts
We have found lemma(root) word of affronts : affront.
Definitions
[əˈfrʌnt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an action or remark that causes outrage or offence
(e.g: he took his son's desertion as a personal affront)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’
[əˈfrʌnt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- offend the modesty or values of
(e.g: she was affronted by his familiarity)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’
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