- insult, affront - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
--1 is a kind of discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
--1 has particulars: indignity; scandalization, scandalisation, outrageDerived form: verb affront1
- diss, insult, affront - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
--1 is one way to hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun affront1
The performance is likely to affront Sue