insult
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin insultare (“‘to jump at’”), from salire (“‘to jump’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (verb) enPR: ĭnsŭlt', IPA: /ɪnˈsʌlt/, SAMPA: /In"sVlt/
- (noun) enPR: ĭn'sŭlt, IPA: /ˈɪn.sʌlt/, SAMPA: "In.sVlt/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ʌlt
[edit] Verb
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to insult (third-person singular simple present insults, present participle insulting, simple past and past participle insulted)
- (transitive) To offend someone by being rude, insensitive or insolent
- (transitive) To demean or affront
[edit] Synonyms
- (to offend): abuse, affront, offend, slight
- See also Wikisaurus:offend
[edit] Translations
to offend
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[edit] Noun
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insult (plural insults)
- An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.
- Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.
- The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
[edit] Synonyms
- (deliberatedly intended to be rude): abuse (uncountable), affront, offence (UK)/offense (US), slam, slight, slur
- (thing causing offence by being of unacceptable quality): disgrace, outrage
- See also Wikisaurus:offense
[edit] Translations
action or speech deliberately intended to be rude
anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality
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- Spanish: ofensa f.
