affronting

VERB

insult or involve in entanglement

Synonyms

STRONG

abuse anger annoy confront criticize displease dispraise encounter face meet offend outrage pique provoke slander slight taunt vex

WEAK

dump on give a zinger give the cold shoulder hit where one lives put down

Antonyms

STRONG

aid approve avoid calm compliment delight flatter help make happy please praise respect retreat soothe

WEAK

appease assuage gratify mollify placate satisfy

Example Sentences

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Affronting his gourmet tastes at one restaurant was a mousse au chocolat crowned with whipped cream and as a final insult, perhaps, a maraschino cherry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Affronting all, conquering all, he came in time to Morgan's dun, a place so lovely that after the miseries through which he had struggled he almost wept to see beauty again.

From Irish Fairy Tales by Stephens, James