Affront and Confrontation

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

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

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Confrontation noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

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Affront and confrontation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Confrontation".

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

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