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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..

Resentingly :: Resentingly (adv.) With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment.

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

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..

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

Offence :: Offence (n.) The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury..

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..

Affrontedly :: Affrontedly (adv.) Shamelessly.

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

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

Insulting :: Insulting (a.) Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc..

Affronted :: Affronted (imp. & p. p.) of Affron.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Overlead :: Overlead (v. t.) To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.

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