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Affront vs Affrontee - What's the difference?

affront | affrontee |

As nouns the difference between affront and affrontee

is that affront is an open or intentional offense, slight, or insult while affrontee is one who receives an affront.

As a verb affront

is to insult intentionally, especially openly.

affront

English

(wikipedia affront)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To insult intentionally, especially openly.
  • * Addison
    • How can anyone imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius?
  • To meet defiantly; to confront.
    • to affront death
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 436:
    • Avignon was beginning to settle down for the night – that long painful stretch of time which must somehow be affronted .
  • (obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
  • * Holland
    • All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant.
  • * Shakespeare
    • That he, as 'twere by accident, may here / Affront Ophelia.

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
    • Such behavior is an affront to society.
  • (obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.

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    affrontee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who receives an affront.
    • Lytton.
    (Webster 1913)