"affronting" meaning in English

See affronting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more affronting [comparative], most affronting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} affronting (comparative more affronting, superlative most affronting)
  1. Offensive, causing an affront. Derived forms: affrontingly, affrontingness
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Noun

Forms: affrontings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} affronting (plural affrontings)
  1. The offering of an affront.
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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} affronting
  1. present participle and gerund of affront Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: affront
    Sense id: en-affronting-en-verb-MZ5Eqqxj

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