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What is another word for affronting?

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Verb

Present participle for to offend the modesty or values of

Present participle for to make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

Present participle for to mock, ridicule or snub with disdain or contempt

Present participle for to be constantly or visibly anxious

Present participle for to confront or come up against

Present participle for to physically stand or be in front of while facing something

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

(of language) Offensive or vulgar

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Present participle for to offend the modesty or values of

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving the cold shoulder

hitting where one lives

making somebody's hackles rise

putting your back up

raising your hackles

ruffling one's feathers

hurting somebody's feelings

treating with contempt

hurting the feelings of

treating contemptuously

taking the piss out of

libeling^US

libelling^UK

dishonoring^US

treating disrespectfully

cutting dead

calling names

casting aspersions on

stepping on one's toes

throwing shade

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“He finally ventured forth, hungering to know more about her, yet dreading to affront her with his unseemly curiosity.”

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Present participle for to make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

rubbing up the wrong way

getting on your nerves

getting your goat

distressing

giving someone the hump

getting under your skin

rubbing the wrong way

putting someone's nose out of joint

hurting somebody's feelings

giving offence to

getting on one's nerves

getting across someone

making your blood boil

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

rattling someone's cage

ruffling one's feathers

wearing on

getting your dander up

giving someone the pip

making someone see red

gnawing at

making waves

eating away at

getting a rise out of

getting on your wick

making angry

rubbing you up the wrong way

causing resentment to

filling with loathing

riling up

getting someone

driving to distraction

disconcerting

driving round the bend

driving you up the wall

driving round the twist

getting your hackles up

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

getting up someone's nose

making somebody's hackles rise

pushing the buttons of

putting down

inciting

giving offence

treading on someone's toes

hitting where one lives

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

sticking in one's craw

setting one's teeth on edge

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Present participle for to mock, ridicule or snub with disdain or contempt

treating with contempt

holding up to ridicule

looking down on

making cutting remarks about

saying contemptuously

curling your lip at

turning up one's nose

turning your nose up at

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

taking the piss out of

treating with disdain

curling one's lip

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Present participle for to be constantly or visibly anxious

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Present participle for to confront or come up against

getting into conflict with

coming into conflict with

coming face to face with

taking the bull by the horns

meeting eyeball-to-eyeball

sticking to your guns

sticking fast

holding the line against

persevering in the face of

going the distance against

dueling^US

duelling^UK

subjecting oneself to

bearing the brunt of

grinning and bear

resigning oneself to

taking up the gauntlet

waging war against

flying in the face of

sitting and taking it

taking up arms against

facing up

accepting a challenge

hanging on

bracing oneself for

throwing down the gauntlet

knocking chip off shoulder

stepping over the line

accepting

admitting

submitting oneself to

rivalling^UK

rivaling^US

clashing

countering

contending

looking straight in the eye

fighting back against

beginning battle with

standing firm against

falling on

entering into combat with

mounting an attack on

coming to close quarters with

discussing something with

remonstrating with

initiating a discussion with

calling someone's bluff

taking a stand against

treating with contempt

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Present participle for to physically stand or be in front of while facing something

meeting eyeball-to-eyeball

Adjective

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Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

libellous^UK

libelous^US

politically incorrect

unfavorable^US

libeling^US

minimizing^US

dishonoring^US

minimising^UK

libelling^UK

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

straight from the shoulder

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Adjective

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Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

bedeviling^US

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Adjective

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(of language) Offensive or vulgar

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

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