affronting
present participle ofaffront
affront
verb[Tusually passive]
formaluk/əˈfrʌnt/us/əˈfrʌnt/toinsultoroffendsomeone:
I was most affrontedbyhiscomments.
an affrontedlook/glance
Synonyms
dissUSslang
insult
Insults & abuse
- abusive
- backhanded compliment
- belittle
- brickbat
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- slight
- stick
Examplesofaffronting
affronting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Do we really want to do that byaffrontingone of the distinguished members of the international pharmaceutical community?
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For a lady to see what is now known as a flasher is offensive, upsetting andaffrontingand no one would suggest otherwise.
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It is not now a question ofaffrontingold enmities but of encouraging new friendships.
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We at any moment now shall beaffrontingthe question of selectivity in the social services.
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It is not an industrial dispute; it is not a question ofaffrontingtrade unions by once again confronting them with legal situations that they do not like.
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While composers created piecesaffrontingthe war, they were not limited to their music.
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- ride-hailing
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