"affront" in the noun sense
1. insult, affront
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
"affront" in the verb sense
1. diss, insult, affront
treat, mention, or speak to rudely
"He insulted her with his rude remarks"
"the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
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