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verb (used with object)
1.
to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
2.
to affect as an affront; offend or demean.
3.
Archaic. to attack; assault.
verb (used without object)
4.
Archaic. to behave with insolent triumph; exult contemptuously (usually followed by on, upon, or over).
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
noun
5.
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
6.
something having the effect of an affront: That book is an insult to one's intelligence.
7.
Medicine/Medical.
a.
an injury or trauma.
b.
an agent that inflicts this.
8.
Archaic. an attack or assault.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin insultāre to jump on, insult, equivalent to in- in-2 + -sultāre, combining form of saltāre to jump; see saltant
1560–70; < Latin insultāre to jump on, insult, equivalent to in- in-2 + -sultāre, combining form of saltāre to jump; see saltant
Related forms
in·sult·a·ble, adjective
in·sult·er, noun
pre·in·sult, verb (used with object)
qua·si-in·sult·ed, adjective
un·in·sult·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·in·sult·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. offend, scorn, injure, abuse. 5. 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 especially 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. offend, scorn, injure, abuse. 5. 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 especially 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.
Antonyms
1, 5. compliment.
1, 5. compliment.
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