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Word of the day
for
February 15
insult
v
(
transitive
)
To be
insensitive
,
insolent
, or
rude
to (somebody); to
affront
or
demean
(someone).
(
transitive
,
also
figuratively
,
obsolete
)
To
assail
,
assault
, or
attack
;
(
specifically
,
military
)
to
carry out
an
assault
,
attack
, or
onset
without
preparation
.
(
intransitive
,
obsolete
)
To
behave
in an
obnoxious
and
superior
manner
(against or over someone).
(
intransitive
,
obsolete
,
rare
)
To
leap
or
trample
upon.
insult
n
(
uncountable
)
Action
or
form
of
speech
deliberately
intended
to be
rude
;
(
countable
)
a particular
act
or
statement
having this
effect
.
(
countable
)
Something that
causes
offence
(for example, by being of an
unacceptable
quality
).
(
countable
,
medicine
)
Something causing
disease
or
injury
to the
body
or
bodily
processes
; the injury so caused.
(
countable
,
also
figuratively
,
archaic
)
An
assault
or
attack
;
(
specifically
,
military
,
obsolete
)
an assault, attack, or
onset
carried out
without
preparation
.
(
countable
,
obsolete
)
An act of
leaping
upon.
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