Affront
Affront noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Superciliousness and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superciliousness" instead a noun "Affront".
Nearby Words: affronted, affronting
Superciliousness
Superciliousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Affront and superciliousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affront" instead a noun "Superciliousness".
Nearby Word: supercilious
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- slight and affront
- slight and superciliousness
- disdain and affront
- disdain and superciliousness
- abuse and affront
- abuse and superciliousness
- slap and affront
- slap and superciliousness
- huff and affront
- huff and superciliousness
- scorn and affront
- scorn and superciliousness
- contempt and affront
- contempt and superciliousness
Cite this Source
Superciliousness and Affront. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affront/superciliousness
Affront & Superciliousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affront/superciliousness>.
Superciliousness or Affront. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affront/superciliousness.
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