Antonyms for affronted


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-fruhnt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈfrʌnt


Definition of affronted

Origin :
  • 1590s, from affront (v.).
  • verb insult or involve in entanglement
Example sentences :
  • So far as I could gather, his modesty was affronted by this revelation of his lower legs.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The driver was affronted, but the farmer pacified him by an appeal to his fear.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • That comforted him; since he had affronted her, he was reassured.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "Which means that you don't know me," she replied, not at all affronted.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther
  • Her pride was affronted; and yet it was not as if an inferior had rebuked her.
  • Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
  • And I tell you plainly that you have affronted her for the very last time!
  • Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
  • Rose caught it, and said, "Well, am I to be affronted any more?"
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
  • And worse than that, dear John, I got into a passion, and affronted her.
  • Extract from : « Flora Lyndsay » by Susan Moodie
  • He could not put his finger on the exact trouble, but John Hunter was affronted.
  • Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger
  • The woman smiled, not at all affronted by the lack of courtesy shown her.
  • Extract from : « Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall » by Jean K. Baird

Synonyms for affronted

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