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affrontee

affrontee noun: one who receives an affront. Also the alternative form of affronté.

Noun

affrontee (plural affrontees)

  1. One who receives an affront.
    • the affront given, out at once go affronter and affrontee1833, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, England and the English

Also used as

affrontee is also the alternative form of affronté.

Forms of affrontee

pluralaffrontees

Origin of affrontee

From affront + -ee.

Questions about affrontee

What does affrontee mean?
Affrontee means one who receives an affront.
What part of speech is affrontee?
Affrontee is a noun.
What is the plural of affrontee?
The plural of affrontee is affrontees.

Words near affrontee in the dictionary

  1. affrontant
  2. affronte
  3. affronted
  4. affrontedly
  5. affrontedness
  6. affrontee
  7. affrontees
  8. affronter
  9. affronters
  10. affrontery
  11. affrontes

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