| affranchise | (verb) grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude | Synonyms: enfranchise |
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| affray | (noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: disturbance, fray, ruffle |
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| (noun) noisy quarrel | Synonyms: altercation, fracas |
| affricate | (noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') | Synonyms: affricate consonant, affricative |
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| affrication | (noun) the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate | - |
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| affricative | (noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') | Synonyms: affricate, affricate consonant |
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| affright | (noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety | Synonyms: panic, terror |
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| (verb) cause fear in | Synonyms: fright, frighten, scare |
| affront | (noun) a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect | Synonyms: insult |
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| (verb) treat, mention, or speak to rudely | Synonyms: diss, insult |