AFFRONTED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

affronted

verb

Definition of affronted

past tense of affront

as in insulted

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help

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Recent Examples of affronted Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025 Thinking about it that way invests meaning in an anecdote Norris related about a member of the copy department so affronted by something a colleague had done that she was inspired to pick up an object and hurl it in that colleague’s general direction. — Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

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And in Turkey, a court blocked posts by Grok, the chatbot built into the social platform X, that allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and religious values.

— Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Morgan is insulted, and the scene takes a turn for the cliché.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said he was outraged by the recordings and had spoken to the injured man, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a former longtime city employee.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
While we are relieved that Heidi has received medical care and is safe, we are outraged by this unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job and urge a thorough investigation and follow-through from authorities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

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