personal affront

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

an insult that is directed at you specifically

affrontADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

personal

Examples (10)

  • He took his son's desertion as a personal affront.
  • She regarded the public criticism from her boss as a personal affront.
  • Not being invited to the wedding felt like a personal affront to her.
  • The senator saw the new policy as a personal affront to his constituents.
  • His deliberate exclusion from the meeting was a clear personal affront.
  • Why would you interpret my honest feedback as a personal affront?
  • For an artist, ignoring their work can be the greatest personal affront of all.
  • The team's decision to proceed without his input constituted a personal affront.
  • The deliberate mispronunciation of her name was a subtle but deeply felt personal affront.
  • I can't believe they went behind my back; I'm treating this as a personal affront.