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What is another word for be an affront to?

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Verb

To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

give offence to

be disagreeable

put someone's nose out of joint

put your back up

rub up the wrong way

tread on someone's toes

hurt somebody's feelings

cut to the quick

cause offence to

cause offense to

make your blood boil

get on your nerves

get under your skin

give someone the hump

drive up the wall

get in your hair

get your back up

get on one's nerves

ruffle one's feathers

make someone see red

rub the wrong way

give a hard time

make somebody's hackles rise

get on your wick

try your patience

get up someone's nose

raise your hackles

get your dander up

rattle someone's cage

get across someone

throw off balance

cast aspersions on

give someone grief

hit where one lives

distress greatly

make one's hair stand on end

cause suffering to

give a black eye

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

give someone the pip

do an injustice to

get a rise out of

rub you up the wrong way

do the dirty on

kick in the teeth

get your hackles up

offend morals of

cause suffering

give the cold shoulder

fill with loathing

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

be on the back of

rattle someone's chain

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

arouse hostility in

be on your back

set someone's teeth on edge

send into a rage

lose one's temper

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

upset the applecart

be a thorn in someone's flesh

work into lather

cause anguish to

drive round the twist

drive round the bend

drive you up the wall

drive to distraction

trespass against

take a rise out of

arouse anxiety in

be on one's case

make it tough for

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

stick in one's craw

set one's teeth on edge

hurt the feelings of

inveigh against

vituperate against

treat with contempt

treat contemptuously

make jokes about

take the piss out of

raise someone's eyebrows

completely surprise

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

slap in the face

attack somebody's dignity

hit like ton of bricks

drag through the mud

tell lies about

drag through the mire

blacken the character of

blacken the name of

do a hatchet job on

give a bad name

run a smear campaign against

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

do a disservice to

take advantage of

treat disrespectfully

step on one's toes

give a bad time

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“The fence itself took less than three minutes to come down as people attacked what was widely perceived to be an affront to freedom of assembly and speech.”

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