afronta

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈfɾon.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈfɾon.ta]

afronta

1. inflection of afrontar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

afronta

1. inflection of afrontar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Deverbal from afrontar.

afronta f (plural afrontas)

1. affront (open or intentional offense, slight, or insult)

   Synonyms: afrontamento, injúria, ofensa, ultraje, assalto

   • 2022, “Fogo nos Racistas”, performed by Black Pantera:

     Eu sei, nossa simples existência já é uma afronta
     Os demônios em você não aguentam ver
     Outro preto que desponta

     I know our existence alone is already an affront
     The demons inside you can't stand to see
     Another black man emerging

2. (uncountable) infamy

   Synonyms: infâmia, desonra

• afrontado, afrontador

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

afronta

1. inflection of afrontar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “afronta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Borrowed from French affronter.

a afronta (third-person singular present afrontează, past participle afrontat) 1st conj.

1. to face

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɾonta/ [aˈfɾõn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -onta
• Syllabification: a‧fron‧ta

afronta

1. inflection of afrontar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative