- to treat, mention, or speak to rudely; offend; affront
- an offensive or contemptuous remark or action; affront; slight
- a person or thing producing the effect of an affront: some television is an insult to intelligence
- an injury or trauma
inˈsulter n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sult /v. ɪnˈsʌlt; n. ˈɪnsʌlt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- to treat (someone) with deep contempt;
be rude to:insulted him with her remarks about his waistline. - to offend or demean:a TV sitcom that insults my intelligence.
n. [countable]
- a rude action or remark:traded insults with his rival.
- something having the effect of an insult:That show is an insult to my intelligence.
in•sult
(v. in sult′;n. in′sult),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
n.
in•sult′a•ble, adj.
in•sult′er, n.
- to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness;
affront. - to affect as an affront;
offend or demean. - [Archaic.]to attack;
assault.
v.i.
- [Archaic.]to behave with insolent triumph;
exult contemptuously (usually fol. by on, upon, or over).
n.
- an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark;
affront. - something having the effect of an affront:That book is an insult to one's intelligence.
- Medicine
- an injury or trauma.
- an agent that inflicts this.
- [Archaic.]an attack or assault.
- Latin insultāre to jump on, insult, equivalent. to in- in-2 + -sultāre, combining form of saltāre to jump; see saltant
- 1560–70
in•sult′er, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged offend, scorn, injure, abuse.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged offense, outrage. 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 esp. used of inconsiderate, contemptuous treatment toward one entitled to respect. Affront implies open disrespect or offense shown, as it were, to the face. Slight may imply inadvertent indifference or disregard, which may also indicate ill-concealed contempt.
- 1, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged compliment.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
insult vb /ɪnˈsʌlt/(transitive)
inˈsulter n
inˈsulter n
'insult' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
add
- affront
- amends
- apologetic
- apologize
- avenge
- blaze
- bruise
- bury
- calculated
- conscious
- contumely
- crimen injuria
- despite
- dirt
- dis
- disdain
- dishonor
- dishonour
- disoblige
- disregard
- epithet
- even
- flame
- flout
- gentle
- gratuitous
- green
- grudge
- hurt
- inadvertent
- indignity
- insultation
- insulting
- intentional
- kind
- lie
- lip
- magnanimous
- offend
- outrage
- parting shot
- pass
- pass off
- pay back
- pay off
- pocket
- point
- point of honor
- poison-pen letter