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   insulting

   /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. disrespectful or scornfully abusive: "insulting remarks"

   Derivatives

   • 1. insultingly adverb

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   What does insult mean?

   • 1. An insulting remark or act. 2. a. Medicine A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma. b. Something that causes injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).

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   • Synonyms for insulting. affronting, disrespecting, dissing. [ slang ], offending, outraging, slapping, slighting,

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   Are insults intentional or unintentional?

   • Insults can be intentional or unintentional, and they often aim to belittle, offend, or humiliate the target. While intentional insults can sometimes include factual information, they are typically presented in a pejorative manner, intended to provoke a negative emotional response or have a harmful reaction effect when used harmfully.

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   What does add insult to injury mean?

   • see add insult to injury. Insult, indignity, affront, slight imply an act that injures another's honor, self-respect, etc. Insult implies such insolence of speech or manner as deeply humiliates or wounds one's feelings and arouses to anger. Indignity is especially used of inconsiderate, contemptuous treatment toward one entitled to respect.

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   The meaning of INSULTING is giving or intended to give offense : being or containing an insult. How to use insulting in a sentence.

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   rude or offensive: You can't offer such a low salary to someone who is so highly skilled - it's insulting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Insults & abuse. abusive. abusively. backhanded compliment. brickbat. catcall.

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   Insulting definition: giving or causing insult; characterized by affronting rudeness, insolence, etc.. See examples of INSULTING used in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for INSULTING: offensive, outrageous, abusive, offending, vituperative, scurrilous, affronting, obscene; Antonyms of INSULTING: moderate, respectful, temperate, civil, deferential, polite, courteous, gracious

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   noun. an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront. Synonyms: outrage, offense. Antonyms: compliment. something having the effect of an affront: That book is an insult to one's intelligence. Medicine/Medical. an injury or trauma. an agent that inflicts this.

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   1. An insulting remark or act. 2. a. Medicine A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma. b. Something that causes injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).

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