English
affrontment
From affront + -ment.
Formed from affront + -ment
Vulgar Latin *affrontare ‘to hit in the face’
Old French afronter ‘to hit in the face’
Middle English afrounten ‘to insult, affront’
English affront
Today it means
noun An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
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Etymograph / affrontment