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
Opprobrium and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opprobrium" instead a noun "Affront".
Nearby Words: affronted, affronting
Opprobrium
Opprobrium noun - A cause of shame.
Affront and opprobrium are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Opprobrium".
Nearby Word: opprobrious
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disgrace and affront
- disgrace and opprobrium
- shame and affront
- shame and opprobrium
- abuse and affront
- abuse and opprobrium
- scorn and affront
- scorn and opprobrium
- contempt and affront
- contempt and opprobrium
- disrespect and affront
- disrespect and opprobrium
- contumely and affront
- contumely and opprobrium
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Opprobrium and Affront. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affront/opprobrium
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