affront
English
/əˈfɹʌnt/
verb
Definitions
- To insult intentionally, especially openly.
- To meet defiantly; to confront.
- (obsolete) To meet or encounter face to face.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English afrounten derived from Old French afronter (confront, slap in the face, face, defy) derived from Latin *affrontare.
Origin
Latin
*affrontare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affrontee English
- affronter English
- affrontery English
- affrontest English
- affronteth English
- affrontive English
- affrontively English
- affrontiveness English
- afront English
- anafront English
- battlefront English
- beachfront English
- bifront English
- blockfront English
- bowfront English
- breakfront English
- buttonfront English
- catafront English
- creekfront English
- firefront English
- forefront English
- front English
- frontage English
- frontal English
- frontbencher English
- frontcourt English
- frontfire English
- frontflip English
- frontless English
- frontline English
- frontlist English
- frontloader English
- frontman English
- frontmost English
- frontness English
- frontogenesis English
- frontogenetic English
- frontolysis English
- frontperson English
- frontrunner English
- frontside English
- frontsie English
- frontstage English
- frontstretch English
- frontward English
- frontwards English
- frontways English
- frontwise English
- frontwoman English
- harborfront English
- harbourfront English
- housefront English
- jewelfront English
- katafront English
- lakefront English
- lightfront English
- multifront English
- new-front English
- oceanfront English
- overfront English
- punch front English
- refront English
- riverfront English
- seafront English
- shirtfront English
- shockfront English
- shopfront English
- storefront English
- stormfront English
- streetfront English
- warfront English
- waterfront English
- wavefront English
- whitefront English
- windowfront English
- *affrontare Latin
- *affrontāre Latin
- affronter French
- フロント Japanese
- afrounten Middle English
- front Middle English
- afronter Old French
- affronter Norman
- 프런트 Korean
- fran Tok Pisin
- front
- afront
- frontal
- refront
- bifront
- seafront
- frontman
- warfront
- frontage
- anafront
- bowfront
- frontsie
- katafront
- frontlist
- affrontee
- frontfire
- frontwise
- lakefront
- frontward
- wavefront
- overfront
- catafront
- new-front
- frontless
- frontways
- frontflip
- frontness
- forefront
- frontside
- shopfront
- firefront
- frontmost
- frontline
- affronter
- affrontery
- affronteth
- breakfront
- frontwards
- shockfront
- stormfront
- housefront
- frontwoman
- oceanfront
- affrontest
- jewelfront
- shirtfront
- waterfront
- whitefront
- blockfront
- lightfront
- storefront
- beachfront
- affrontive
- riverfront
- frontcourt
- frontstage
- creekfront
- multifront
- buttonfront
- punch front
- frontperson
- frontrunner
- harborfront
- frontloader
- battlefront
- streetfront
- frontolysis
- windowfront
- affrontively
- frontbencher
- harbourfront
- frontstretch
- frontogenetic
- frontogenesis
- affrontiveness