Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Affront

Insult

The most appropriate synonym of the word "affront" is insult.

• Affront means to treat with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy.
• Insult means to speak to or treat with disrespect or scorn.

The other words do not have the same meaning as "affront".

• Depress means to lower in spirits or make sad.
• Fail means to not succeed or achieve a desired or expected outcome.
• Tolerate means to allow or endure something that is unpleasant or disagreeable.