■ noun an action or remark that causes outrage or offence.
■ verb offend the modesty or values of.
Origin
ME: from OFr. afronter 'to slap in the face, insult', based on L. ad frontem 'to the face'.
■ noun an action or remark that causes outrage or offence.
■ verb offend the modesty or values of.
Origin
ME: from OFr. afronter 'to slap in the face, insult', based on L. ad frontem 'to the face'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004