| Main Entry: | affront |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | an insult |
Synonyms: |
abuse, backhanded compliment, brickbat, dirty deed, indignity, injury, left-handed compliment, offense, outrage, provocation, put-down, slap in the face, slap, slight, slur, vexation, wrong |
| Notes: | effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult |
Antonyms: |
appeasement, compliment, pleasantry |
| Main Entry: | offense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insult, displeasure |
Synonyms: |
affront, aggression, assailment, assault, attack, battery, black eye, blitz*, blitzkrieg, dig*, dirty dig, harm, hit*, hurt, indignation, indignity, injury, injustice, left-handed compliment, mugging, onset, onslaught, outrage, push*, put-down, slam*, slap in the face, slight, snub, zinger |
Antonyms: |
kindness, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | left-handed compliment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | damning with faint praise |
Synonyms: |
aspersion, back-handed compliment, home truth, insult, no compliment, slap in the face, slight, snub, uncomplimentary remark |
| Main Entry: | ruffled feathers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offense |
Synonyms: |
affront, aggression, assailment, assault, attack, battery, black eye, blitz*, blitzkrieg, dig*, dirty dig, dudgeon, harm, hit*, huff, hurt, indignation, indignity, injury, injustice, left-handed compliment, miff, mugging, onset, onslaught, outrage, pique*, push*, put-down, resentment, slam*, slap in the face, slight, snub, umbrage, zinger |