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Synonyms for INSULT: offence, sarcasm, outrage, indignity, slap, affront, epithet, diss; Antonyms of INSULT: compliment, praise, commendation, applause, acclaim ...
- Some common synonyms of insult are affront, offend, and outrage. While all these words mean "to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment," insult sug...
- The synonyms affront and insult are sometimes interchangeable, but affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference t...
- The words offend and insult are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate m...
- The words outrage and insult can be used in similar contexts, but outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings. //...
Synonym Discussion of Insult. to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront; also : to affect offensively or damagingly; to behave with pride or arrogance : vaunt… See the full definition
Synonyms for INSULT in English: offend, abuse, injure, wound, slight, outrage, put down, humiliate, libel, snub, …
If you insult someone, you have offended that person — either intentionally or unintentionally — through your actions or words. You might insult your host if you refuse to try the dessert he made from pasta, nuts, and chocolate sauce.
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insult in American English. (ɪnˈsʌlt ; for n. ˈɪnˌsʌlt ) verb transitive. 1. to treat or speak to with scorn, insolence, or great disrespect; subject to treatment, a remark, etc. that hurts or is meant to hurt the feelings or pride. 2. Obsolete. to attack; assail.
