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| NOUN | 1 | insult, abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification | A rude expression intended to offend or hurt |
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| 2 | insult, affront | A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect | |
| VERB | 1 | insult, diss, affront | Treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| Sounds | ihnsah'lt; ih'nsah.lt |
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| Rhymes | adult, catapult, consult, and 7 more rhymes in ahlt... |
| Meaning | A rude expression intended to offend or hurt. |
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| Examples | "they yelled insults at the visiting team" |
| Synonyms | abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification |
| Broader | disrespect, discourtesy |
| Narrower | low blow; scurrility, billingsgate; stinger, cut; vituperation, invective, vitriol |
| Verbs | insult |
| Meaning | A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect. |
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| Examples | "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
| Synonyms | affront |
| Broader | discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity |
| Narrower | indignity; scandalization, scandalisation, outrage |
| Verbs | insult |
| Meaning | Treat, mention, or speak to rudely. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Model | Sam cannot insult Sue; The performance is likely to insult Sue |
| Examples | "He insulted her with his rude remarks" |
| Synonyms | diss, affront |
| Broader | hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite |
| Nouns | insult; insult |
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