insult
[verb]
Synonyms:
- offend, abuse, affront, call names, put down, slander, slight, snub
[noun]
Synonyms:
- abuse, affront, aspersion, insolence, offence, put-down, slap in the face (informal), slight, snub

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Antonyms: honor
Contrasted words: admire, esteem, respect, deference, homage, honor, obeisance, reverence
Related Words: abase, debase, degrade, humble, humiliate, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, jeer, scoff, sneer, deride, mock, ridicule, taunt, rump, abuse, invective, obloquy, vituperation, disgrace, ignominy, opprobrium, shame, disdainfulness, insolence, superciliousness, contempt, disdain, scorn, unpleasantry

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. in‧sult¹ /ɪnˈsʌlt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: insulter, from Latin insultare 'to jump on, insult', from saltare 'to jump']

1. to offend someone by saying or doing something they think is rude:
Nobody insults my family and gets away with it!
I hope Andy won’t be insulted if I don’t come.
insult somebody by doing something
They insult us by ignoring our complaints.

2. insult sb’s intelligence to say or do something that suggests you think someone is stupid:
I won’t insult your intelligence by lying. Yes, I told him.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. in‧sult² /ˈɪnsʌlt/ noun [countable]

1. a remark or action that is offensive or deliberately rude:
She was shouting insults at her boyfriend.
$200 for all that work? It’s an insult.
Their offer was so low I took it as an insult (=thought it was meant to be an insult).

2. be an insult to sb’s intelligence to offend someone by being too simple or stupid:
Some advertising is an insult to our intelligence.
⇒ add insult to injury at add(8)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

insult
noun
ADJ. bad, terrible one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody
ultimate Whatever you do, don't call a ‘railway enthusiast’ a trainspotter?it's the ultimate insult.
calculated, deliberate | personal
VERB + INSULT hurl, offer (literary), shout, throw They were hurling insults at the police. The king is unlikely to forgive the insult offered to his ambassador.
mean sth as I don't mean this as an insult, but I think the team would play better without you.
take sth as I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult
endure, suffer Foreigners have to suffer constant insults from the local population.
exchange, trade The two groups of fans exchanged insults.
INSULT + VERB fly Insults were flying back and forth.
PREP. ~ to It was an insult to his wife.
PHRASES add insult to injury Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury (= to make things worse), the floodlights went out during the second half.
an insult to your intelligence The questions were a real insult to our intelligence (= because they were too easy).

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

insult
verb
ADV. publicly He was dismissed for publicly insulting prominent politicians.
PHRASES be/feel (deeply) insulted I felt deeply insulted that she hadn't asked me to the meeting.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

insult
̘. ̈n.ˈɪnsʌlt
See: add insult to injury

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