Words Related To Offense And Insult

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noun a person who has been offended or insulted

  • The affrontee was deeply offended by the disrespectful comments made by the speaker.
  • She was the affrontee in the argument and felt hurt by the harsh words exchanged.
  • The affrontee was not having any of the rude behavior and quickly shut it down.
  • As the affrontee of the situation, she stood her ground and refused to be disrespected.

noun a behavior or action that causes offense or insult

adjective offensive or insulting in nature

  • The diplomat considered the ambassador's behavior to be quite affronty.
  • I can't believe she said that to you, how affronty!
  • Her affronty attitude is really getting on my nerves.
  • His affronty remarks cut deeper than he realized.