n.
Function: noun
a speech or an action designed to impugn the honor or worth of someone or something FF1C; her costume was an affront to the solemnity of the occasion FF1E;
Synonyms: contumely, despite, indignity, insult, slap
Related Words: dishonor, flouting, offense, outrage, slight; aspersion, barb, defamation, dig
Idioms: slap in the face
Contrasted Words: deference, homage, honor; adulation, compliment, flattery