Affront and Headache

Affront

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

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

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Headache

Headache noun - Something that is a source of irritation.
Usage example: one of the headaches of being a band teacher is never knowing if the school's music program will be cut

Affront and headache are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Headache".

Nearby Word: headachy

How words are described

sheer sheer affront sheer headache
real real affront real headache
big big affront big headache
serious serious affront serious headache
Other adjectives: huge, horrible, major, worst.
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