Affront

See also: affront

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French affront.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfʁɔ̃ː/
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Noun

Affront m (strong, genitive Affronts, plural Affronts)

  1. (formal) affront
    Synonyms: Beleidigung, Brüskierung
    • 2021 October 20, Patricia Hecht, “Bundestagspräsidentin Bärbel Bas: Noch nicht die Hälfte der Macht”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Keine Frau als Bundestagspräsidentin zu nominieren käme 2021 einem gleichstellungspolitischen Affront gleich.
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Declension

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French affront.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑˈfʀõː], [ɑˈfʀoŋ]

Noun

Affront m (plural Affronten)

  1. affront
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