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Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.

Affronte :: Affronte (a.) Face to face, or front to front; facing..

Affronter :: Affronter (n.) One who affronts, or insults to the face..

Duel :: Duel (n.) A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other..

Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult..

Insult :: Insult (v. t.) Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity..

Affront :: Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.

Affrontiveness :: Affrontiveness (n.) The quality that gives an affront or offense.

Affront :: Affront (n.) An offense to one's self-respect; shame.

Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.

Affrontive :: Affrontive (a.) Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.

Feud :: Feud (n.) A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race..

Take :: Take (v. t.) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man..

Confronte :: Confronte (a.) Same as Affronte.

Affrontedly :: Affrontedly (adv.) Shamelessly.

Affront :: Affront (n.) Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.

Offend :: Offend (v. t.) To displease; to make angry; to affront.

Resent :: Resent (v. t.) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at..

Affronting :: Affronting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affron.

Waspish :: Waspish (a.) Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.

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