Meaning of slap in the face | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
figuratively
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap, in, the, face. (This sense is a translation hub.)

Deutsch Backpfeife Maulschelle Ohrfeige

Español bofetada cachetada mojicón

Suomi isku vasten kasvoja

Français claque gifle soufflet

Italiano ceffone sberla schiaffo

Nederlands muilpeer oorvijg

Polski liść policzek

Português balde de água fria tapa na cara tapa no rosto

Русский лещ оплеу́ха пощёчина

Svenska örfil

Türkçe sille

“That Joan's ex-boyfriend turned up to the school dance with Mary was a slap in the face for Joan, and now the girls are no longer best friends.”

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.