Affront and Deify

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

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Deify is an antonym for affront.

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Deify verb - To offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power.

Usage example: some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers

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Affront is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

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