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   Jun 22, 2024 · 5. Ignoring the insult. Humor, unfortunately, has some of the same downsides as returning the insult: Your reply has to be funny, and it has to be well-timed and well-delivered. Ignoring the ...

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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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   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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   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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   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

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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.

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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.

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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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   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 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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   What should we consider when someone insults us?

   • When someone insults us, we ought to consider three things: whether the insult is true, who it came from, and why. If the insult is true or largely true, the person it came from is reasonable, and his or her motive is worthy, then the insult is not an insult but a statement of fact, and, moreover, one that could be very helpful to us.

   How to Deal With Insults and Put-Downs - Psychology Today

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   What happens if a person insults you?

   • Even casual denigration (so-called microaggressions) can, over time, lead to feelings of isolation, alienation, anger, anxiety, and depression. Insults can be physical, such as punching, slapping, or spitting. But more usually, they are verbal, whether direct or indirect.

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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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