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    insult

    verb

    • 1. speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse: "you're insulting the woman I love"

    noun

    • 1. a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act: "he hurled insults at us"
    • 2. an event which causes damage to a tissue or organ: "the movement of the bone causes a severe tissue insult"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSULT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INSULT definition: 1. an offensive remark or action: 2. something that causes an injury or damage to the body: 3. to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insultInsult Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INSULT is to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront; also : to affect offensively or damagingly. How to use insult in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Insult.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › insultINSULT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    An insult is a rude action or remark meant to harm someone’s reputation or hurt their feelings. Insults come in many forms, often attacking the mental or physical characteristics of someone or something. To insult someone is to offend or demean them, as by making harmful remarks. An insult is also

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › insultInsult - definition of insult by The Free Dictionary

    1. to treat, mention, or speak to rudely; offend; affront. 2. obsolete to assault; attack. n. 3. an offensive or contemptuous remark or action; affront; slight. 4. a person or thing producing the effect of an affront: some television is an insult to intelligence. 5.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSULT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinsult noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of insult noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of insult – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    to say or do something to someone that is rude and offensive: How dare you insult me in front of my friends! insulting. adjective. rude and offensive: an insulting remark. insult. noun [ C ] uk / ˈɪnsʌlt / us. B2. a rude and offensive remark or action: They were shouting insults at each other. His comments are an insult to the victims of the war.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinsult verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    insult somebody/something to say or do something that offends somebody. I have never been so insulted in my life! She felt insulted by the low offer. You insult my intelligence! (= you are treating me as if I am stupid)

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › insultinsult - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 28, 2024 · insult (countable and uncountable, plural insults) (uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect. (countable) Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryinsult verb | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    insult verb meaning: 1. to say or do something to someone that is rude and offensive: 2. rude and offensive: . Learn more.