affront (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. contŭmēlĭa2. sūgillātĭo (rare) • affront (subs.): Open insult: 1. contŭmēlĭa: to receive an a., c. accipere, Caes.: to cast an a. upon any one, c. in aliquem jacere, Cic.: to put an a. upon any one, alicui c. imponere, Cic.: to expose oneself to an a., praebere ad c. os, Liv.: v. insult. 2. sūgillātĭo (rare): Liv.: Plin.