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1. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSULT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.

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     insult, indignity, affront, slight imply an act that injures...

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     3 meanings: archaic stupidity → 1. the quality or state of...

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2. www.psychologytoday.com › the-psychology-insultsThe Psychology of Insults

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   Nov 21, 2016 · The pecking-order logic of insults means that if the recipient is shamed, then the insulter rises in status relative to the victim: The insulter is the one doing the pecking rather than getting ...

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSULT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INSULT definition: 1. an offensive remark or action: 2. something that causes an injury or damage to the body: 3. to…. Learn more.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insultInsult Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INSULT is to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront; also : to affect offensively or damagingly. How to use insult in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › insultInsult - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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 meaning: 1. to say or do something rude to someone and upset them: 2. rude: 3. something rude that you say…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you insult someone?

   • 1. 2. 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. As a noun, an insult means rude words or actions.

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   What is the difference between affront and insult?

   • affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy. insult suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame. Verb She felt they had insulted her by repeatedly ignoring her questions. We were greatly insulted by his rudeness.

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   Why do people insult people?

   • If that logic is correct, we can assume that insults are often motivated by anger surrounding issues of status insecurity. Many insults are reactive: They are responses to real or imagined slights from others, such as a person accidentally cutting in front of someone else in a line.

   The Psychology of Insults

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   What is a verbal insult?

   • In a verbal society, such as the human one, physical aggression is less often used to settle issues of status: These are mostly deferred to verbal interactions. An insult can thus be interpreted as an attempt to reduce the social status of the recipient and raise the relative status of the insulter.

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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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   What does insult mean in Chinese?

   • (Definition of insultfrom the Cambridge Essential Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) Translations of insult in Chinese (Traditional) 侮辱, 辱駡, 侮辱，辱駡…

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   Insult definition: to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.. See examples of INSULT used in a sentence.