Pronunciation: /əˈfrʌnti/
noun a behavior or action that causes offense or insult
A1 She felt affronty when her friend forgot her birthday.
A2 The rude comment was a real affronty to her dignity.
B1 His behavior at the party was seen as an affronty to the host.
B2 The company's decision to lay off employees was viewed as an affronty to their loyalty.
C1 The politician's scandalous actions were seen as an affronty to the values of the country.
C2 The artist considered any criticism of his work to be an affronty to his talent.
adjective offensive or insulting in nature
A1 The affronty behavior of the customer made the cashier uncomfortable.
A2 She was shocked by his affronty remarks during the meeting.
B1 The affronty attitude of the colleague towards his work was not appreciated by the team.
B2 Her affronty response to the criticism only escalated the situation.
C1 The CEO's affronty remarks at the conference caused a stir among the attendees.
C2 Despite his affronty behavior, she remained calm and composed in the face of adversity.
formal The diplomat considered the ambassador's behavior to be quite affronty.
informal I can't believe she said that to you, how affronty!
slang Her affronty attitude is really getting on my nerves.
figurative His affronty remarks cut deeper than he realized.
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