affront

afʁɔ̃

Definition

Definition of affront - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

insulte publiqueinsulte ou offense faite directement à quelqu'un devant d'autres personnes

Il a subi un affront devant tous ses collègues.

humiliation

outrage

déshonneursentiment de honte ou perte d'honneur après une humiliation

Cet échec public fut un terrible affront pour sa famille.

déshonneur

honte

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Expressions with affront

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faire un affront

offenser ou humilier quelqu'un de manière délibérée

Il lui a fait un affront en refusant publiquement son invitation.

subir un affront

endurer passivement une humiliation ou une offense publique

Il a subi un affront devant tous ses collègues.

faire affront

action d’insulter gravement une personne, en blessant sa dignité

Insister devant tout le monde a été faire affront à ton ami.

Origin of affront

latin, affrontare (faire face, insulter)

Terms with affront included in their meaning

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insulte suprême

affront ultime

offense la plus grave qu'on puisse faire à quelqu'un

gifle

figuré

humiliation ou affront qui blesse la fierté

couleuvre

affront

humiliation qu'on doit accepter malgré soi

infliger un camouflet

humiliation

causer une humiliation ou un affront à quelqu'un

sport

affront

défi ou provocation lancée à quelqu'un

indignité

déshonneur

outrage ou affront grave fait à quelqu'un

raison

indemnité

réparation ou satisfaction donnée pour un tort ou un affront

rendre raison

duel

provoquer quelqu'un en duel pour laver un affront

Examples of affront in a sentence

Son affront a provoqué la colère de l'assemblée.
Recevoir ce refus fut un affront difficile à supporter.
Son silence a été perçu comme un affront par ses collègues.

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English:affront, indignity, ...
German:Affront, Schmach, ...
Italian:affronto, offesa, ...
Spanish:afrenta, ofensa, ...
Portuguese:afronta, insulto, ...
Chinese:侮辱, 耻辱, ...
Japanese:侮辱, 恥辱, ...
Arabic:إهانة, عار, ...
Hebrew:עֶלְבּוֹן, עָלְבוֹן, ...
Russian:оскорбление, позор, ...
Ukrainian:образа, ганьба, ...
Catalan:afront, ofensa, ...
Danish:fornærmelse, ...
Dutch:affront, schande, ...
Greek:προσβολή, ατίμωση, ...
Hungarian:nyilvános sértés, megszégyenülés, ...
Khmer:ការប្រមាថមុខ, ការអាម៉ាស់, ...
Korean:모욕, 치욕, ...
Polish:zniewaga, upokorzenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):afronta, desonra, ...
Romanian:afront, rușine, ...
Swedish:skymf, vanära, ...
Thai:การดูถูกต่อหน้า, ความอับอาย, ...
Turkish:aleni hakaret, hakaret, ...
Vietnamese:sự sỉ nhục, nỗi nhục, ...

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