affrontmentn.

Brit.

/əˈfrʌntm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈfrəntm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: affront v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < affront v. + -ment suffix, in sense 1 after French affrontement face-to-face encounter (between two individuals) (a1540 in Middle French), encounter (between two armies) for battle or combat (1587).

1. Hostile confrontation; opposition. Also: an instance of this; a hostile encounter. rare after 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun]

contrariositya1340

adversitya1382

champertyc1386

contrariousness1398

thwartingc1430

contrariancec1450

contrariness?1530

withsitting1532

oppugning1535

opposition1548

oppugnation1563

thwartness1577

adverseness1580

crossing1580

breasting1594

antipathy1601

oppugnancy1609

affrontment1611

opposure1611

thortera1614

contrariancya1617

obstancy1616

oppositeness1619

contropposition1621

obstrigillation1623

opposing1624

hostility1632

opposal1638

crossness1641

affront1642

aversion1651

oppugnance1657

shock1664

opponency1727

counteraction1750

antagonism1797

throwing1816

oppositiveness1824

kick1839

variance1842

opposedness1853

againstness1909

hornet1921

adversariness1970

oppositionality1989

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal > rebuff

rebuff1582

affrontment1611

backslap1828

marching orders1856

a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861

rebuffal1887

a smack in the face1895

brush1941

brush-off1941

a smack in the eye1941

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 655/1 Vpon this affrontment he suspended the execution of that design.

1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. xii. 54 Hath not Virginia beene planted many yeares which is foure hundred miles nearer the Spaniards course, and yet never met with any affrontments.

1970 D. Goldie in P. Williams French Politicians & Elections iv. xxiii. 242 More ominous were the brutal affrontments with the police late Tuesday night at St Germain des Près.

2004 S. Barber J. Genet xxx. 120 Several days after that single participation in Tokyo's spectacular urban affrontments, Genet left Japan.

2. The action or an act of affronting or insulting someone. Also: the feeling resulting from this; indignation at having been insulted or offended.

ΚΠ

a1765 A. Dutton Let. in Sel. Spiritual Writings (2009) VI. 81 And..will he [sc. God] abide with you for ever,..notwithstanding all the affrontments you give him daily!

1930 K. C. Strahan Death Traps xv. 108 To Mr. Lucky the Veernegs' rosy house, glowing in the yellow light, was an affrontment, a gibe.

1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet ii. 163 She seemed to have been sucked violently out of the door by her own irate affrontment.

1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 June 693/2 The Rochette affair..reveals..the opportunity for personal affrontment when ideological debate is at a low ebb.

2001 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 15 Jan. She feigns affrontment because the people with loads of spare cash are now giving it to Labour instead of the Tories.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affrontment
释义	affrontmentn. Brit. /əˈfrʌntm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈfrəntm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: affront v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < affront v. + -ment suffix, in sense 1 after French affrontement face-to-face encounter (between two individuals) (a1540 in Middle French), encounter (between two armies) for battle or combat (1587). 1. Hostile confrontation; opposition. Also: an instance of this; a hostile encounter. rare after 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] contrariositya1340 adversitya1382 champertyc1386 contrariousness1398 thwartingc1430 contrariancec1450 contrariness?1530 withsitting1532 oppugning1535 opposition1548 oppugnation1563 thwartness1577 adverseness1580 crossing1580 breasting1594 antipathy1601 oppugnancy1609 affrontment1611 opposure1611 thortera1614 contrariancya1617 obstancy1616 oppositeness1619 contropposition1621 obstrigillation1623 opposing1624 hostility1632 opposal1638 crossness1641 affront1642 aversion1651 oppugnance1657 shock1664 opponency1727 counteraction1750 antagonism1797 throwing1816 oppositiveness1824 kick1839 variance1842 opposedness1853 againstness1909 hornet1921 adversariness1970 oppositionality1989 the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal > rebuff rebuff1582 affrontment1611 backslap1828 marching orders1856 a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861 rebuffal1887 a smack in the face1895 brush1941 brush-off1941 a smack in the eye1941 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 655/1 Vpon this affrontment he suspended the execution of that design. 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. xii. 54 Hath not Virginia beene planted many yeares which is foure hundred miles nearer the Spaniards course, and yet never met with any affrontments. 1970 D. Goldie in P. Williams French Politicians & Elections iv. xxiii. 242 More ominous were the brutal affrontments with the police late Tuesday night at St Germain des Près. 2004 S. Barber J. Genet xxx. 120 Several days after that single participation in Tokyo's spectacular urban affrontments, Genet left Japan. 2. The action or an act of affronting or insulting someone. Also: the feeling resulting from this; indignation at having been insulted or offended. ΚΠ a1765 A. Dutton Let. in Sel. Spiritual Writings (2009) VI. 81 And..will he [sc. God] abide with you for ever,..notwithstanding all the affrontments you give him daily! 1930 K. C. Strahan Death Traps xv. 108 To Mr. Lucky the Veernegs' rosy house, glowing in the yellow light, was an affrontment, a gibe. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet ii. 163 She seemed to have been sucked violently out of the door by her own irate affrontment. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 June 693/2 The Rochette affair..reveals..the opportunity for personal affrontment when ideological debate is at a low ebb. 2001 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 15 Jan. She feigns affrontment because the people with loads of spare cash are now giving it to Labour instead of the Tories. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611
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