Affront and Abuse

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Affront

Affront noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

Usage example: took it as an affront that she wasn't asked to help cook Thanksgiving dinner

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Abuse is a synonym for affront in insult topic. In some cases you can use "Abuse" instead the word "Affront" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like outrage, insult or involve in entanglement.

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Abuse

Abuse verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.

Usage example: a demanding, difficult patient who constantly abuses the nurses and aides

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Affront is a synonym for abuse in insult topic. You can use "Affront" instead the word "Abuse" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

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How words are described

heavy	heavy affront	heavy abuse
real	real affront	real abuse
serious	serious affront	serious abuse
horrible	horrible affront	horrible abuse
Other adjectives: worst, horrific.

Common collocations

mother

affront mother

abuse mother

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