Affront — Defs

01 v. t. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.

imp. & p. p. Affronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affronting

1.
To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.[Obs.]
“All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant.” — Holland.

“That he, as 't were by accident, may here Affront Ophelia.” — Shak.
2.
To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.[Archaic]
3.
To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
“How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius?” — Addison.

02 n. An encounter either friendly or hostile.

1.
An encounter either friendly or hostile.[Obs.]
“I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded On hostile ground, none daring my affront.” — Milton.
2.
Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
“Offering an affront to our understanding.” — Addison.
3.
An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
“Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an affront. When people are in a state of animosity, they seek opportunities of offering each other insults. Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of outrages.” — Crabb.

Syn. Affront, Insult, Outrage.

03 a. Face to face, or front to front; facing.