affront in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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affront in the PONS Dictionary

affront Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an affront to sb's dignity
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Under international law, premature recognition of its independence would be a gross affront to the government of the newly declared parent state.
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Violence often occurred in response to perceived affronts; sometimes it was plainly genocidal.
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She felt that it would have been an affront to his memory.
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He reiterated that the bill was unconstitutional, and called it an affront to human rights, the rule of law, and judicial independence.
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Although their conversion was an occasion of great joy for them, one son of the family considered this a great affront.
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Western financial institutions which are based on lending is an affront to some traditionalists.
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The inhabitants of the town took this as a personal affront, although said he was referring to tourists.
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An affront, a blow, a courtmartial, closed my military career and fixed in my mind one aim the abolition of the ruling class.
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Under customary international law, premature recognition of its independence would be a gross affront to the government of the newly declared parent state.
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It would be a terrible affront to the memory of those who perished to belittle the guilt of the crime in any way.
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