affront vs insult

affront and insult both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affront	Yes	No	Yes	No
insult	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, affront and insult are synonyms defined as:

affront and insult: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

As verbs, affront and insult are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of affront include diss.

affront (noun)	insult (noun)
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
	a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

affront (verb)	insult (verb)
treat, mention, or speak to rudely	treat, mention, or speak to rudely