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
Torment and affront are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead the word "Affront" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: affronted, affronting
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| unbearable | unbearable affront | unbearable torment |
| horrible | horrible affront | horrible torment |
| personal | personal affront | personal torment |
| worst | worst affront | worst torment |
| Other adjectives: horrific. | ||
Common collocations
| mother | affront mother | torment mother |
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Torment and Affront. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affront/torment
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