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   affront

   /əˈfrʌnt/

   noun

   • 1. an action or remark that causes outrage or offence: "he took his son's desertion as a personal affront"

   verb

   • 1. offend the modesty or values of: "she was affronted by his familiarity"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French afronter ‘to slap in the face, insult’, based on Latin ad frontem ‘to the face’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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