Both Uses of
affront
in
War and Peace
- At a time of such love, such rapture, and such self-sacrifice, what do any of our quarrels and affronts matter?†
Chpt 3 *affronts = intentional insults; or the act of intentionally insulting
- The Emperor, with the agitation of one who has been personally affronted, was finishing with these words: "To enter Russia without declaring war!†
Chpt 9affronted = insulted
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.