Affront and Confront

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Affront

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

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Confront is a synonym for affront in encounter topic. In some cases you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Affront", when it comes to topics like insult or involve in entanglement.

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Confront

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

Usage example: you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

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Affront is a synonym for confront in encounter topic. You can use "Affront" instead a verb "Confront", if it concerns topics such as challenge.

Nearby Words: confrontation, confrontational, confronting

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Common collocations

guy	affront guy	confront guy
mother	affront mother	confront mother

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