Affront and Revile

Affront

Affront verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.
Usage example: did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help

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

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Revile

Revile verb - Spread negative information about.

Affront and revile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a verb "Revile".
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