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affronts 1 of 2

noun

plural of affront

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings took it as an affront that she wasn't invited to say a few words at the ribbon-cutting ceremony

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affronts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of affront

as in offends

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help

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These things are murders and affronts to the dignity of human life. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026 Any tension between them, though, stems from personal affronts, while their ideological differences exist as a largely unremarked upon undercurrent. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, some on Wall Street continue to warn of complacency in financial markets amid affronts to the Fed’s independence, persistent nerves about a bubble and increasingly fraught geopolitics. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 Shaban’s chief response to this and other affronts is silence. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 And those affronts to standard Hollywood operating procedure threaten millions of jobs across the industry. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 Bukele, after a disastrous month for his image, was not willing to tolerate any more affronts. — Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025 These constituencies view the sanctions and the tariffs as otherwise legal instruments weaponized for geopolitical purposes—and as direct affronts to Brazil’s democratic integrity. — Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025

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He was subsequently dismissed by Dior and, months later, found guilty by a French court of making public insults based on origin, religion, race, or ethnicity.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026
The arrest came after Kelley Wolf had reportedly made a series of hostile social media posts, which featured insults and allegations against various friends and family, including her ex-husband, Wolf.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

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Look, of the outrages, these are like the least among them, as far as being upset with the administration, with the president.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
More recently, Tandy Hills experienced issues with ATVs being driven through the park and damaging wildflowers, sparking outrages on social media from people who demanded the city take action.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026

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Moreover, because the Sears catalog did not racially discriminate, economic historians credit the catalog as a major tool for Black consumers to side-step the indignities and discrimination of Jim Crow commerce.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Whether Susan was subtly trying to talk me out of the job or simply preparing me for whatever indignities lay ahead was hard to say.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

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