How is the word оскорбление translated from Russian to English

English translation
Affront
noun

Замечание или действие, открыто оскорбляющее кого-либо.

A remark or action that openly insults someone.

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  • Эта шутка была оскорблением её достоинства. — The joke was an affront to her dignity.

  • Её слова оскорбили гостей. — Her words affronted the guests.

  • Он воспринял это замечание как личное оскорбление. — He took the remark as a personal affront.

  • Он никогда никого не хочет оскорблять. — He never means to affront anyone.

  • Позже компания извинилась за оскорбление. — The company later apologized for the affront.

  • Такие шутки оскорбляют ваших коллег? — Do such jokes affront your colleagues?

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