insult in English

noun

1

a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action.

he hurled insults at us

synonyms: abusive remark, jibe, affront, slight, barb, slur, indignity, injury, libel, slander, defamation, abuse, disparagement, aspersions, dig, crack, put-down, slap in the face, kick in the teeth, cheap shot, low blow, smack talk

2

an event or occurrence that causes damage to a tissue or organ.

the movement of the bone causes a severe tissue insult

verb

1

speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

you're insulting the woman I love

synonyms: abuse, be rude to, slight, disparage, discredit, libel, slander, malign, defame, denigrate, cast aspersions on, call someone names, put someone down, offend, affront, hurt, humiliate, wound, badmouth, dis, derogate, calumniate, asperse

noun

abusive remark, jibe, affront, slight, barb, slur, indignity, injury, libel, slander, defamation, abuse, disparagement, aspersions, dig, crack, put-down, slap in the face, kick in the teeth, cheap shot, low blow, smack talk
abuse, revilement, vilification, contumely
affront

verb

abuse, affront
abuse, be rude to, slight, disparage, discredit, libel, slander, malign, defame, denigrate, cast aspersions on, call someone names, put someone down, offend, affront, hurt, humiliate, wound, badmouth, dis, derogate, calumniate, asperse
affront, diss

Use "insult" in a sentence

1. Catchphrase Insult: Somebody's Catchphrase is an insult

2. Insult triggers insult, and violence begets violence.

3. Since he has apologized, you'd hatter not pile insult on insult.

4. Don't insult my intelligence.

5. You insult my intelligence !

6. I don't insult the staff.

7. The insult is unnecessary, amigo.

8. He winced at the insult.

9. Ammonites insult David’s messengers (1-5)

10. She blazed up at the insult.

11. She was aggrieved at the insult.

12. Don't insult my intelligence, Kirk.

13. What, you dare to insult me?

14. I don't mean to insult you.

15. Cerebrovascular insult may be used interchangeably

16. Dare you insult our Taiwan police?

17. The insult rankled in his mind.

18. She was seething at the insult.

19. But the shrewd man overlooks* an insult.

20. Harass , threaten, insult, or behave Belligerently t

21. 3 She was aggrieved at the insult.

22. There's only one insult suitable for this sadly all too prevalent form of sycophancy – and that insult is "Bootlicker"

23. Losing to Chunichi is an unbearable insult

24. 5 Nothing derogatory intended, no insult taken.

25. I managed to pass off his insult.

26. I did not mean to insult you.

27. How dare you insult my professional acumen!

28. That's kind of an insult, isn't it?

29. It was an insult to his wife.

30. He suffered insult and indignity in silence.

31. His insult really put me on my ear.

32. The questions were an insult to our intelligence .

33. The insult drove him out of his senses.

34. Calling someone a Bumpkin is an insult

35. They insult us by ignoring our complaints.

36. I can't sit down with that insult.

37. The insult still rankled in his mind.

38. If that were true, it's adding insult to injury.

39. Synonyms: insult, wrong, injury, abuse More Synonyms of Affront

40. It sounds like a compliment, but it's an insult.

41. To add insult to injury the roof leaked.

42. He flew into a rage at the insult.

43. Harass , threaten, insult, or behave belligerently towards others.

44. Why would Family Guy so blatantly insult Muslims?

45. Psychony Gisella pegador calvous insult scrivening Adipopectic antapoplectic

46. The Hsieh Clan won't bear such an insult.

47. Who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery?

48. An insult like that isn't easy to forgive.

49. We burp, fart, and insult our audience's intelligence.

50. My father always say never insult your host.