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What is another word for affronts?

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Noun

Plural for an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

Plural for a feeling of outrage or offense

Plural for the state or quality of being obscene

Plural for open resistance to authority or opposition

Plural for great embarrassment and shame

Plural for a joke, typically a critical or unkind one

Plural for harm to one's good name or reputation

Plural for the state of being unhappy, disappointed, or anxious

To offend the modesty or values of

To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

To be constantly or visibly anxious

To confront or come up against

To physically stand or be in front of while facing something

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Noun

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Plural for an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

offences^UK

offenses^US

backhanded compliments

kicks in the teeth

left-handed compliments

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

skeletons in the closet

parting shots

skeletons in the cupboard

character assassination

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“She interpreted my critique of her works as a personal affront.”

Noun

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Plural for a feeling of outrage or offense

offences^UK

offenses^US

furore^UK

furor^US

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“Valéry describes the shock, and the affront, felt by those earlier poets when exposed to the music of Wagner and Berlioz.”

Noun

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Plural for the state or quality of being obscene

offences^UK

offenses^US

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Noun

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Plural for open resistance to authority or opposition

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Noun

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Plural for great embarrassment and shame

Noun

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Plural for a joke, typically a critical or unkind one

Noun

Plural for harm to one's good name or reputation

disfavour^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

disfavors^US

Noun

Plural for the state of being unhappy, disappointed, or anxious

Verb

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To offend the modesty or values of

scandalises^UK

scandalizes^US

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives the cold shoulder

hits where one lives

makes somebody's hackles rise

puts your back up

raises your hackles

ruffles one's feathers

hurts somebody's feelings

takes the piss out of

satirises^UK

satirizes^US

traumatizes^US

traumatises^UK

hurts the feelings of

treats contemptuously

turns your nose up at

curls your lip at

has a crack at

takes a swipe at

makes cutting remarks about

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

treats disrespectfully

makes a monkey out of

antagonizes^US

antagonises^UK

pulls someone's chain

gets on the nerves of

minimizes^US

tyrannizes^US

plays a practical joke on

has a joke with

minimises^UK

tyrannises^UK

victimizes^US

plays a practical joke

makes a laughing-stock

makes someone a laughing stock

terrorizes^US

victimises^UK

terrorises^UK

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“He finally ventured forth, hungering to know more about her, yet dreading to affront her with his unseemly curiosity.”

Verb

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To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

antagonises^UK

antagonizes^US

scandalises^UK

scandalizes^US

rubs up the wrong way

gives someone the hump

puts someone's nose out of joint

appals^UK

appalls^US

hurts somebody's feelings

makes your blood boil

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

ruffles one's feathers

rattles someone's cage

wears on

gets your dander up

makes someone see red

gives someone the pip

rubs you up the wrong way

drives to distraction

gets your hackles up

drives bananas

drives round the bend

drives round the twist

drives you up the wall

causes a few raised eyebrows amongst

raises eyebrows amongst

causes raised eyebrows

wrongs

gets up someone's nose

makes somebody's hackles rise

pushes the buttons of

gives offence

treads on someone's toes

sets one's teeth on edge

tries the patience of

breathes down someone's neck

gets on the wrong side of

makes an enemy of somebody

makes things hot for someone

makes it hot for someone

pothers

rattles someone's chain

runs up the wrong way

makes anxious

causes anxiety

messes with

pushes someon's buttons

sets someone's teeth on edge

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

drives you round the twist

makes somebody's blood boil

drives you round the bend

drives you to distraction

drives you out of your mind

cows

triggers

pushes someone's buttons

puts someone off their stroke

puts into a flap

throws into a tizz

burdens

causes someone to lose their composure

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Verb

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To be constantly or visibly anxious

Verb

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To confront or come up against

gets into conflict with

comes into conflict with

comes face to face with

takes the bull by the horns

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Verb

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To physically stand or be in front of while facing something

meets eyeball-to-eyeball

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