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Meanings of insult in English

Portuguese
injúria
Catalan
insult
Spanish
insulto

A rude expression intended to offend or hurt.

injúria
Russian
камень преткновения
Portuguese
pejorativo
Catalan
insult
Spanish
insultar

Expression, statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful.

Related terms
камень преткновения
Portuguese
ofensa
Catalan
afront
Spanish
insulto

A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect.

ofensa
Portuguese
ofender
Catalan
insultar
Spanish
insultar

To put someone down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

ofender
Synonyms
Examples for "affront"
Examples for "affront"
1
Making decisions by lottery is often seen as an affront to justice.
The Irish Times
2
The Seanad has limited powers and is a gross affront to democracy.
The Irish Times
3
Rights groups say that it is an affront to basic human rights.
Reuters
4
The odds against success of such an affront to authority are long.
Anthill: a novel
5
Its truth was a blazing affront in the face of age-old autocracy.
The Desert of Wheat
Usage of insult in English
1
The military government has said it would pursue all royal insult cases.
Reuters
2
So don't come here-tomy home-toinsult me and question my work!
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
3
However, genetic factors may also modify the response to the environmental insult.
Pubmed
4
We said that's an insult, Geingob said as quoted by local media.
The South African
5
So it's a clear insult for the people of Afghanistan, Azizi said.
Reuters
6
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the project was an insult.
Reuters
7
I just knew they weren't good; an everyday insult meant to demean.
The Irish Times
8
You push your family interests here at this table then insult us?'
Orb Sceptre Throne
9
The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed said it was an insult.
The Irish Times
10
I'll insult him; drill a hole in him; my honour requires it.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
11
The insulter did not insult; the adorer outraged the object of adoration.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
12
I did not want you to mistake this as an insult, however.
Ghost wars
13
However, I cannot apologise for an intended insult where no intention existed.
The Irish Times
14
Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult.
The Godfather
15
They went off as if they had received the last possible insult.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
16
The poor woman understood the insult and resented it in her heart.
The Prime Minister
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Insult through the time
Insult across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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