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affront
A public, deliberate insult, provocation, or show of disrespect that is felt as a personal offense.
Dass er bei der Beförderung übergangen wurde, empfand er als persönlichen Affront.
The fact that he was passed over for the promotion felt like a personal affront to him.
'Der Affront' (affront) is a word from elevated usage and sounds formal or educated. It is rarely used in everyday colloquial speech.
Seine Rede war ein Affront gegen die gesamte Opposition.
His speech was an affront to the entire opposition.
'Affront' is often combined with verbs such as 'empfinden' (to feel), 'auffassen' (to interpret/take), or 'darstellen' (to constitute). Typical adjectives are 'persönlich' (personal), 'offen' (open), or 'diplomatisch' (diplomatic).
Die Nichteinladung wurde als persönlicher Affront aufgefasst.
The failure to invite him was taken as a personal affront.
To express whom the insult is directed against, the preposition 'gegen' is used with the accusative.
Die Entscheidung des Chefs war ein Affront gegen die langjährigen Mitarbeiter.
The boss's decision was an affront to the long-serving employees.
insult
Beleidigung (insult) and Affront (affront) can both refer to a deliberate act of belittling someone. Beleidigung focuses on the personal injury to a person's honor. Affront is more elevated in style and emphasizes a demonstrative, provocative display of disrespect, especially in a public or formal situation.
Seine demonstrativ abwertende Bemerkung vor den Ehrengästen war ein Affront.
His deliberately disparaging remark in front of the guests of honor was an affront.
Seine abwertende Bemerkung zu mir war eine Beleidigung.
His disparaging remark to me was an insult.
