126. Affront - Formal Vocabulary

Affront :  모욕, 무례, (마음의)상처, 모욕하다, (마음에)상처를 주다, 맞서다, 대항하다

to be affronted

to affront

an affront

affronted 모욕을 당한, (모욕을 당해)분한

 

To be insulted especially intentionally or openly

Often use it in the passive -> I was affronted by what he said

to affront, to confront, to meet it head-on (less common use in the active way)

an affront / an insult / an offense / a slight / a snub / a slur

an affronted look 분한 표정, (모욕을 당해)상처받은 표정, 검연쩍은 표정

an affront, a remark intented to upset sb

an open insult

something is an affront to something

 

 

Formality : 6.5

 

 

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