Affront and Criticism

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

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Criticism noun - An essay evaluating or analyzing something.

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Affront and criticism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Criticism".

direct	direct affront	direct criticism
heavy	heavy affront	heavy criticism
real	real affront	real criticism
big	big affront	big criticism
Other adjectives: serious, huge, major, worst.

Appropriated Appellation: The Affront were called as such as criticism of their behavior, but they took it as a compliment and started calling themselves that.

Source: Literature / Excession
Gigi's, a NPC in the Goldsmith's Guild, initial criticism of the player's work ("Not fit to make a chamberpot" "an affront to the gods themselves") is so ridiculously over-the-top that "I've seen worse" is treated as high praise.

Source: Damned by Faint Praise

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