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

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   Nov 21, 2016 · In addition to status and sexuality, insults inflict shame by mentioning unappealing traits—fatness, shortness, baldness, spottiness, and contagious diseases. Another way of taking a person down ...

2. www.psychologytoday.com › gb › blogHow to Deal With Insults and Put-Downs - Psychology Today

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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 ...

3. 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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5. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-18102815How do you insult someone legally? - BBC News

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   May 18, 2012 · For decades the law has sought to regulate the latter categories. In 1986, section five of the Public Order Act made it illegal to engage in "insulting words or behaviour" in England and Wales ...

6. 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.

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

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   How to use insult in a sentence. 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…

8. 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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   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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   Are insults a fact of life?

   • Insults might always be a fact of life. The extent to which we tolerate them, however, is an age-old conundrum. Campaigners want to overturn laws targeting "insulting words and behaviour". Just how safe is it to scorn others?

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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 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.

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

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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.

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