affront

əˈfrʌnt
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Translation of affront into Hebrew,

Noun

deliberate offense

deliberately offensive act or statement meant to insult someone
  • His comment was a clear affront to her dignity.הערתו הייתה עלבון ברור לכבודה.

Verb

tr.

rude treatment

treat someone rudely or insult them openly
  • He affronted her by ignoring her greeting.הוא העליב אותה כשהתעלם מהברכה שלה.
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Expressions with affront: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

פְּגִיעָה בַּצֶּדֶק
Tampering with evidence is an affront to justice.

Synonyms and analogies of affront in English

Examples of affront in a sentence

  • The refusal was taken as an affront by the host.
  • He affronted his neighbor by criticizing her cooking publicly.
  • They affronted the committee when they refused the award.

Translations of "affront" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
עֶלְבּוֹןnm. - elbon

The true measure will be how we use this affront to our advantage.

המדד האמיתי יהיה האופן בו אנו משתמשים עלבון זה לטובתנו.

פְּגִיעָהnf. - pgi'a

I can inform you that this affront has not gone unavenged.

אני רוצה ליידע אתכם כי פגיעה זו לא תעבור ללא נקם.

הַשְׁפָּלָהnf.

We do not just fear the inevitable fact of death, we also resent it as a personal affront.

לא רק שאנו פוחדים מפני המוות הבלתי נמנע, אנחנו גם כועסים כי אנו רואים בו השפלה אישית.

Verb
לְהַעֲלִיבv. - leha'aliv

The art critic's review seemed designed to affront the struggling artist publicly.

הביקורת של מבקר האמנות נראתה מתוכננת להעליב את האמן המתמודד בפרהסיה.

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affront: Examples and translations in context

Every moment she is kept in this condition is an affront.

כל רגע בו היא מוחזקת במצב הזה הוא עלבון לטוקרה.

His rude comment was a direct affront to her dignity and professionalism.

ההערה הגסה שלו הייתה עלבון ישיר לכבודה ולמקצועיות שלה.

She felt the decision to ignore her contributions was a personal affront.

היא חשה כי ההחלטה להתעלם מתרומותיה הייתה עלבון אישי.

What he did is an affront to everything you are.

מה שהוא עשה הוא עלבון לכל מה שאת...

That you even consider this is an affront to all of us.

העובדה שאת שוקלת את זה היא עלבון לכולנו.

Speaking over her was an affront that disrespected her opinion.

הדיבור מעליה היה עלבון שהביע חוסר כבוד לדעותיה.

You need to understand we view this as an affront to the cloth.

עליך להבין שאנו רואים בכך עלבון לכמורה.

Desecration of a sacred place is a direct affront to people's beliefs.

חילול מקום קדוש הוא פגיעה ישירה באמונות האנשים.

See also:

affront to justice
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