All 6 Uses of
affront
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Elizabeth, having rather expected to affront him, was amazed at his gallantry; but there was a mixture of sweetness and archness in her manner which made it difficult for her to affront anybody; and Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her.†
p. 51.0 *
- Elizabeth, having rather expected to affront him, was amazed at his gallantry; but there was a mixture of sweetness and archness in her manner which made it difficult for her to affront anybody; and Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her.†
p. 51.1
- Mrs. Bennet and her daughters apologised most civilly for Lydia's interruption, and promised that it should not occur again, if he would resume his book; but Mr. Collins, after assuring them that he bore his young cousin no ill-will, and should never resent her behavior as any affront, seated himself at another table with Mr. Bennet, and prepared for backgammon.†
p. 68.8
- Catherine, weak-spirited, irritable, and completely under Lydia's guidance, had been always affronted by their advice; and Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them a hearing.†
p. 206.9affronted = insulted
- Could he expect to be noticed again by the regiment, after such an affront to Colonel Forster?†
p. 268.4
- You are not going to be missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report.†
p. 343.9affronted = insulted
Definition:
an intentional insult; or to intentionally insult