AFFRONTED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

affronted

verb

Definition of affronted

past tense of affront

as in insulted

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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Recent Examples of affronted Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025 Thinking about it that way invests meaning in an anecdote Norris related about a member of the copy department so affronted by something a colleague had done that she was inspired to pick up an object and hurl it in that colleague’s general direction. — Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

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The struggle for reparations on the African continent is ongoing, and survivors are being insulted by the failure to implement comprehensive reparations programs that are due.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Outside, the guards were often genial and chatty; inside, visitors were treated as objects of suspicion, barked at and insulted.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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The disaster left Boyle Heights wrapped in a cloud of severe odor, pest infestations and potentially toxic air, leaving the community outraged over ongoing cleanup delays.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Community outraged over shooting Over the past few days, a vigil was held to grieve the teenager before he was identified and protesters marched in the city’s downtown to stand in solidarity with Williams’ family and call for accountability.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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