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Meanings of insult in English
Synonyms
Examples for "abuse"
Examples for "abuse"
1
All political parties accept there is a serious problem with alcohol abuse.
2
To Oprah's credit, she mentioned victims of abuse outside the entertainment industry.
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If the alcohol abuse stops, then the physical health problems will stop.
4
Armed with information, children are better able to report abuse to you.
5
Government has also availed a number of avenues for victims of abuse.
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This is a day of trouble and of discipline and of contumely.
2
Divine's terror had placed him beyond the reach of contumely or reproach.
3
He informed the chapter that he was greatly displeased with their contumely.
4
I saw him, the best of men, perishing amid contumely and disease.
5
To wear the uniform was to bring upon one contumely, often persecution.
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Others noted, but with some sense of unfairness, the vilification of Lamarck.
2
Armytage and MacSween are being sued for racial vilification over the segment.
3
They had never before been confronted, however, by a concerted vilification campaign.
4
The Hawkes received death threats, letters of vilification and parcels of excrement.
5
And he did it all under the cruel pressure of racial vilification.
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The man endued with wisdom and learning regards revilement as nectar.
2
I want his honor disgraced, and his corpse exposed to the public revilement he deserves.
3
The other said the like and they were occupied with contention and mutual revilement and talk.
4
There was singularly little revilement of the Spanish enemy and the bravery of the Spanish soldier and sailor was freely admitted.
5
Mahomet's personal magnetism had drawn him irresistibly to the religion he upheld so steadfastly, and in the face of revilement and danger.
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Typical abuse in institutions includes verbal abuse and neglect of residents' needs.
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It is a form of harassment that goes far beyond verbal abuse.
3
Video cameras for Hutt City Council officers to combat physical, verbal abuse.
4
On more then one occasion they have been met with verbal abuse.
5
A survey recorded more the incidents of physical and verbal abuse… Audio
Usage of insult in English
1
The military government has said it would pursue all royal insult cases.
2
So don't come here-tomy home-toinsult me and question my work!
3
However, genetic factors may also modify the response to the environmental insult.
4
We said that's an insult, Geingob said as quoted by local media.
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So it's a clear insult for the people of Afghanistan, Azizi said.
6
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the project was an insult.
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I just knew they weren't good; an everyday insult meant to demean.
8
You push your family interests here at this table then insult us?'
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The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed said it was an insult.
10
I'll insult him; drill a hole in him; my honour requires it.
11
The insulter did not insult; the adorer outraged the object of adoration.
12
I did not want you to mistake this as an insult, however.
13
However, I cannot apologise for an intended insult where no intention existed.
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Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult.
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They went off as if they had received the last possible insult.
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The poor woman understood the insult and resented it in her heart.
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Translations for insult
Insult through the time
Insult across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
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