Affront: alternatives and connections

To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a s…

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Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.

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A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

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To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to…

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See Offense.

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To strike against; to attack; to assail.

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Alt. of Offence

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Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite.

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of Wind

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Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivil…

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To rage in excess of.

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The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse.

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The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse.

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The act of leaping on; onset; attack.

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