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Obloquy vs Affront - What's the difference?

obloquy | affront |

As nouns the difference between obloquy and affront

is that obloquy is abusive language while affront is .

obloquy

English

Noun

(obloquies)
  • Abusive language.
  • * 1748 , David Hume, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
    • It is surprising, therefore, that this philosophy, which, in almost every instance, must be harmless and innocent, should be the subject of so much groundless reproach and obloquy .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=21 citation , passage=“Can't you understand that love without confidence is a worthless thing—and that had you trusted me I would have borne any obloquy with you.
  • Disgrace suffered from abusive language.
  • * 1825 , William Hazlitt, The Spirit of the Age ,
    • His name undoubtedly stands very high in the present age, and will in all probability go down to posterity with more or less of renown or obloquy .
  • *1886 , , The Princess Casamassima .
  • *:It was comparatively easy for him to accept himself as the son of a terribly light Frenchwoman; there seemed a deeper obloquy even than that in his having for his other parent a nobleman altogether wanting in nobleness.

    • Synonyms

    * (abusive language) defamation, insult * (disgrace) opprobrium

    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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