Affront and Conflict

Affront

Affront verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.

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Conflict and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conflict" instead a verb "Affront".

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Conflict verb - To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably.

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Affront and conflict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a verb "Conflict".

Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted

direct	direct affront	direct conflict
real	real affront	real conflict
big	big affront	big conflict
serious	serious affront	serious conflict
Other adjectives: huge, personal, major.

Batman's vigilante actions become a topic of political and social commentary, his actions an affront to the police and (later) the US Government, and he inevitably operates as an outlaw that brings him in conflict with Superman.

Source: Deconstruction
Divine Conflict: The Khan church likes to see everything as this, with the existence of alicorns being a direct affront to their strictly absolute monotheism.

Source: Fanfic / Legionnaire

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