affront

Example Sentences

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Liz Kendall, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, said non-consensual intimate deepfakes created by Grok were illegal and an "affront to decent society".

From BBC

"The content which has circulated on X is vile. It's not just an affront to decent society, it is illegal," she said.

From BBC

“Family Nest,” “The Outsider” and “The Prefab People” focused on couples and individuals trapped by commonplace struggles and social constraints, a thematic affront to late-communist Hungary.

From Los Angeles Times

In curling, the accusations alone were an affront to the sport’s tradition and dignity.

From Los Angeles Times

To his peers, Newman’s purity was unsettling and his transition from criticism to painting, an affront.

From The Wall Street Journal