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affronting / insulting

adjectivemasculine/feminineformal/ɐfɾõˈtozu/low

a·fron·to·so

Definition

Constituting an affront; offensive, insulting, shameful.
His affronting behaviour led to his dismissal.
She found the proposal deeply affronting.
Common collocations
affronting behaviouraffronting remarks

Etymology

De 'afronta' + sufixo '-oso'.

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