Affront and Wound

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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

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Wound is a synonym for affront in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Wound" instead the word "Affront" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like insult.

Nearby Words: affronted, affronting

Wound

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

Usage example: that callous comment really wounded me

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Affront is a synonym for wound in speech topic. You can use "Affront" instead the word "Wound" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as hurt, insult.

Nearby Words: wounded, wounding

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How words are described

heavy	heavy affront	heavy wound
big	big affront	big wound
serious	serious affront	serious wound
huge	huge affront	huge wound
Other adjectives: horrible, horrific.

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