Insult (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
  2. to affect as an affront; offend or demean.
  3. to attack; assault.
verb (used without object)
  1. to behave with insolent triumph; exult contemptuously (usually followed by on, upon, or over).
noun
  1. an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
  2. something having the effect of an affront: That book is an insult to one's intelligence.
  3. Medicine/Medical.
    • an injury or trauma.
    • an agent that inflicts this.
  4. an attack or assault.
verb (ɪnˈsʌlt) (tr)
  1. to treat, mention, or speak to rudely; offend; affront
  2. to assault; attack
noun (ˈɪnsʌlt)
  1. an offensive or contemptuous remark or action; affront; slight
  2. a person or thing producing the effect of an affront
  3. an injury or trauma
  4. to make an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse
Insult (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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