English words for 'The state or quality of being affronted.'
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noun
- The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
- That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
- (law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
- (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
- (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- a supplementary component that improves capability
noun
- The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
- Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
- A thing that frustrates.
- The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
- (law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
- a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
- an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
adj
- (figuratively) Subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure.
- Of a place: occupied or surrounded by armed troops (also figuratively).
- Of a place: strengthened so as to withstand attacks; fortified.
- (architecture) Of a fortress or other building, a wall, etc.: having battlements or crenellations; battlemented, crenellated.
- Armed or prepared for battle (literally or figuratively).
- (by extension, heraldry) Having an upper edge or outline of alternating square indentations and extensions like battlements, unless the embattled item is a pale, cross or saltire, in which case it has the crenelations on all sides.
- (of a person) beset by difficulties or conflict
- prepared for battle
- having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
verb
noun
- The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- An affront, injury, or insult.
- A crime or sin.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
- the action of attacking an enemy
- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
noun
- The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
- That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
- (law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
- (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
- (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- a supplementary component that improves capability
noun
- The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
- Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
- A thing that frustrates.
- The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
- (law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
- a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
- an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
noun
- The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- An affront, injury, or insult.
- A crime or sin.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
- the action of attacking an enemy
- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
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adj
- (figuratively) Subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure.
- Of a place: occupied or surrounded by armed troops (also figuratively).
- Of a place: strengthened so as to withstand attacks; fortified.
- (architecture) Of a fortress or other building, a wall, etc.: having battlements or crenellations; battlemented, crenellated.
- Armed or prepared for battle (literally or figuratively).
- (by extension, heraldry) Having an upper edge or outline of alternating square indentations and extensions like battlements, unless the embattled item is a pale, cross or saltire, in which case it has the crenelations on all sides.
- (of a person) beset by difficulties or conflict
- prepared for battle
- having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement