Affront and Nuisance

Affront

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

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

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Nuisance noun - Something that is a source of irritation.

Usage example: folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance

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Affront and nuisance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Nuisance".

sheer	sheer affront	sheer nuisance
real	real affront	real nuisance
big	big affront	big nuisance
huge	huge affront	huge nuisance
Other adjectives: horrible, major.

One of the villains' earlier selves took affront to what a nuisance his future self had become and struggles with him. past!

Source: Groundhog Peggy Sue

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