All 3 Uses of
affront
in
Atlas Shrugged
- His head drawn into his shoulders, he was looking at them with the anger of a man declaring that the country's troubles were a personal affront to him.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- But I damned my body's capacity to express what I felt, I damned, as an affront to her, the highest tribute I could give her-just as they damn my ability to translate the work of my mind into Rearden Metal, just as they damn me for the power to transform matter to serve my needs.†
Chpt 2.6
- A plant that struggled to mangle its roots, a bird that fought to break its wings would not remain for long in the existence they affronted.†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
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(affront as in: an affront to society) an intentional insult; or to intentionally insult