Uk English Meaning of insult

insult

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Definitions and Meaning of insult in English

Wordnet

insult (n)

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

Wordnet

insult (v)

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Webster

insult (v. t.)

The act of leaping on; onset; attack.

Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity.

To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.

To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him.

Webster

insult (v. i.)

To leap or jump.

To behave with insolence; to exult.

FAQs About the word insult

insult

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt, a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect, treat, mention, or speak

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