affront

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for affront

affront 🔊 /ʌfɹʌˈnt/

affront : නිග්‍රහය

affront : අවමානය

affront : නිර්භයව මූණ පානවා

affront : හෙළා දැකීම

affront : අවඥාව

affront : නින්දා කරනවා

affront : ප්‍රසිද්ධියේ කරන නින්දාව

affront definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
  2. To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
  3. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.

Noun.

  1. An encounter either friendly or hostile.
  2. Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
  3. An offense to one's self-respect; shame.