insult
noun
- 1
Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; a particular act or statement having this effect.
- 2
Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
“The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.”
- 3
Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused.
- 4
An assault or attack; (specifically) an assault, attack, or onset carried out without preparation.
- 5
An act of leaping upon.
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verb
- 1
To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
- 2
To assail, assault, or attack; (specifically) to carry out an assault, attack, or onset without preparation.
- 3
To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (against or over someone).
- 4
To leap or trample upon.
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