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verb |
| pronunciation: |
ihn
suhlt
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| inflections: |
insults, insulting, insulted |
| definition: |
to speak to someone in a way that hurts them.
She insulted her friend by saying he was stupid.- antonyms:
- compliment
- similar words:
- abuse, offend, put down
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wound |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
In
suhlt
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| definition: |
a rude statement or action that hurts someone's feelings.
He shouted insults at his brother.Leaving the party early was an insult to the host.- antonyms:
- compliment
- similar words:
- offense
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| derivations: |
insultingly (adv.), insulter (n.) |
Insult comes from a Latin word that means "to leap at" or leap upon." By the 1600s, it had come to mean "to treat with scorn and abuse." Today, an insult is an assault that uses words, not the body.