The Only Use of
affront
in
The Great Gatsby
- In this heat every extra gesture was an affront to the common store of life.†
p. 115.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(affront as in: an affront to society) an intentional insult; or to intentionally insult
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, but sometimes seen in classic literature, affront can refer to any face-to-face exchange -- especially one involving a candid or controversial conversation.