affricate
— Noun
– English
~ a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
affrication
— Noun
– English
~ the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
affricative
— Noun
– English
~ a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
affright
— Verb
– English
~ cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
affright
— Noun
– English
~ an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
affront
— Verb
– English
~ treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
affront
— Noun
– English
~ a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"