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Insult Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Insult? [n] a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" [n] a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [v] treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Insult: abuse \| affront \| affront \| contumely \| revilement \| vilification Related Terms \| Find terms related to Insult: abase \| abuse \| affront \| airs \| arrogance \| asperse \| aspersion \| atrocity \| barb \| be above \| be contemptuous of \| brickbat \| call names \| care nothing for \| clannishness \| cliquishness \| contemn \| contempt \| contemptuousness \| contumely \| cut \| debase \| defamation \| defame \| degrade \| deride \| despise \| despite \| dig \| discourtesy \| disdain \| disdainfulness \| disgrace \| dishonor \| disoblige \| disparage \| disparagement \| disprize \| dump \| dump on \| enormity \| exclusiveness \| feel contempt for \| feel superior to \| fleer \| fleer at \| flout \| flouting \| gibe \| gibe at \| gird \| give offense to \| hauteur \| hold beneath one \| hold cheap \| hold in contempt \| humble \| humiliate \| humiliation \| hurl a brickbat \| ignominy \| indignity \| injure \| injury \| insolence \| invective \| jeer \| jeer at \| jeering \| jibe at \| libel \| look down upon \| misprize \| mock \| mockery \| obloquy \| offend \| offense \| opprobrium \| outrage \| put down \| put-down \| rank low \| ridicule \| rump \| scoff \| scoff at \| scorn \| scornfulness \| scurrility \| set at naught \| shame \| slander \| slap \| slight \| slur \| sneer \| sneer at \| sneeze at \| sniff at \| sniffiness \| snobbishness \| snootiness \| snort at \| snottiness \| sovereign contempt \| superciliousness \| taunt \| think nothing of \| toploftiness \| treat with indignity \| uncomplimentary remark \| vituperation See Also \| billingsgate \| bruise \| cut \| discourtesy \| discourtesy \| disrespect \| hurt \| indignity \| injure \| invective \| low blow \| offence \| offend \| offense \| offensive activity \| outrage \| scandalisation \| scandalization \| scurrility \| spite \| stinger \| vitriol \| vituperation \| wound Insult In Webster's Dictionary \In"sult\, n. [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See {Insult}, v. t.] 1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. --Savage. Syn: Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See {Affront}. \Insult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr. insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to leap. See {Salient}.] 1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. 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. \Insult"\, v. i. 1. To leap or jump. Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. --Shak. Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic] The lion being dead, even hares insult. --Daniel. An unwillingness to insult over their helpless fatuity. --Landor.

Insult Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Insult?

[n] a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
[n] a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
[v] treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"

Insult In Webster's Dictionary

\In"sult\, n. [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon:
cf. F. insulte. See {Insult}, v. t.]
1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] --Dryden.

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

         The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief.
                                               --Savage.

Syn: Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See
     {Affront}.


\In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr.
insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to
leap. See {Salient}.]
1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
   [Obs.] --Shak.

2. 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.


\In*sult"\, v. i.
1. To leap or jump.

         Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. --Shak.

         Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their
         wooden king.                          --Jer. Taylor.

2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic]

         The lion being dead, even hares insult. --Daniel.

         An unwillingness to insult over their helpless
         fatuity.                              --Landor.

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