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
Epithet and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Epithet" instead a noun "Affront".
Nearby Words: affronted, affronting
Epithet
Epithet noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Usage example: the school has a strict ban against the use of racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual epithets
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| personal | personal affront | personal epithet |
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