Affront and Contempt

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

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Contempt and affront are semantically related in state topic. In some cases you can use "Contempt" instead a noun "Affront".

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Contempt noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

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Affront and contempt are semantically related in state topic. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Contempt".

sheer	sheer affront	sheer contempt
real	real affront	real contempt

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