1. insult - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification
Hypernym(s): disrespect, discourtesy
2. insult - noun
· a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
Synonym(s): affront
Hypernym(s): discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive_activity
3. insult - verb
· treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
Hypernym(s): hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
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