affronted

Offended; having taken umbrage.

Adjective

  1. Offended; having taken umbrage.
    • I feel very, very affronted by this process which did not include us, at least in the interview stage so we could have the benefit of an exchange with these individuals. - 1998, United States. Congress. House. Committee...
    • […] a majority (59 per cent) would be affronted by the Church taking a stand on parliamentary legislation; and Poles would be even more affronted (81 per cent) by priests telling people how to vote. - 2008, Martin...
    • Simon was affronted at being recalled and even more affronted at being asked to account for his actions – this did not bode well. - 2024, John Marshall, Peter of Savoy: The Little Charlemagne, page 88:
  2. Synonym of affronté.
    • PROVENANCE The arms on f.25 are argent a lion rampant affronted azure, with claws and tongue gules; these are perhaps the arms of Acciajaoli, of Florence (cf. the sale in these rooms, 7 December 1992, lot 74), or Nini,...

    Synonyms: affronté

Forms

more affronted most affronted

Derived

affrontedly affrontedness unaffronted

Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of affront
    • They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so. - 2017 March 27, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer: