Affront and Mockery

Affront

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

Mockery and affront are semantically related in abasement topic. In some cases you can use "Mockery" instead a noun "Affront".

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Mockery

Mockery noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

Affront and mockery are semantically related in abasement topic. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Mockery".

Nearby Words: mock, mocking, mocker, mockingly

How words are described

direct direct affront direct mockery
heavy heavy affront heavy mockery
horrific horrific affront horrific mockery
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