Affront and Shock

Affront

Affront verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.

Shock and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shock" instead the word "Affront" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Shock

Shock verb - To cause an unpleasant surprise for.

Affront and shock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead the word "Shock" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: shocking, shocked, shockingly, shocker

How words are described

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

Common collocations

mother affront mother shock mother
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