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Insult
ɪnˈsʌlt
Insult definitions
verb
insult
insulted
insulting
insults
- speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
"you're insulting the woman I love"
offend give/cause offence to affront abuse be rude to call someone names slight disparage discredit libel slander malign defame denigrate cast aspersions on impugn slur revile calumniate abusive rude vulgar offensive wounding mortifying humiliating disparaging belittling derogatory depreciating deprecatory disrespectful denigratory uncomplimentary pejorative vituperative
noun
insult
insults
- a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act
"he hurled insults at us"
abusive remark jibe affront slight snub barb slur backhanded compliment injury libel slander defamation abuse disparagement depreciation impugnment revilement humiliation indignity insolence rudeness- a thing so worthless or contemptible as to be offensive
"the present offer is an absolute insult"
- an event which causes damage to a tissue or organ
"the movement of the bone causes a severe tissue insult"