Affront and Derision

Affront

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

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

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Derision

Derision noun - A person or thing that is made fun of.

Affront and derision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Derision".

How words are described

heavy heavy affront heavy derision
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