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Synonyms for insult
ɪnˈsʌlt; ˈɪn sʌltin·sult

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. insultverb

    To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against).

    Synonyms:
    disgrace, slight, offend, affront, abuse, pejorative, offence, slur, outrage, offense, slam

  2. insultnoun

    To offend (someone) by being rude, insensitive or insolent; to demean or affront (someone).

    The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.

    Synonyms:
    offend, slight, affront, abuse, slur, disgrace, slam, outrage, pejorative, offense, offence

  3. insultnoun

    Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes.

    Synonyms:
    abuse, disgrace, slur, slam, affront, offense, outrage, slight, pejorative, offence

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. insult

    One may be annoyed by the well-meaning awkwardness of a servant, irritated by a tight shoe or a thoughtless remark, vexed at some careless neglect or needless misfortune, wounded by the ingratitude of child or friend. To tease is to give some slight and perhaps playful annoyance. Aggravate in the sense of offend is colloquial. To provoke, literally to call out or challenge, is to begin a contest; one provokes another to violence. To affront is to offer some defiant offense or indignity, as it were, to one's face; it is somewhat less than to insult. Compare PIQUE.

    Synonyms:
    affront, aggravate, annoy, displease, exasperate, irritate, offend, provoke, tease, vex, wound

    Antonyms:
    conciliate, content, gratify, honor, please

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. insultverb

    Synonyms:
    affront, outrage, dishonor, provoke, mock, ridicule

    Antonyms:
    respect, salute, honor, praise, flatter, compliment, gratify

  2. insultnoun

    Synonyms:
    affront, abuse

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilificationnoun

    a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

    "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

    Synonyms:
    smear, ill-treatment, malignment, contumely, vilification, revilement, ill-usage, misuse, affront, maltreatment, abuse

  2. insult, affrontverb

    a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

    "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

    Synonyms:
    abuse, vilification, affront, contumely, revilement

  3. diss, insult, affrontverb

    treat, mention, or speak to rudely

    "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

    Synonyms:
    diss, affront

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. insultnoun

    Synonyms:
    affront, offence, indignity, outrage, abuse

  2. insultverb

    Synonyms:
    affront, offend, abuse, treat with insolence, offer an indignity to

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. insultnoun

    Synonyms:
    indignity, affront

  2. insultverb

    Synonyms:
    offend, affront, flout

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2225abuse
#7144offense
#7516slight
#9117wound
#10353offence
#11841slam
#12132humiliation
#13413mock
#14038misuse
#17209contempt
#17420tease
#17766insult
#20114outrage
#20785annoy
#22663smear
#23039offend
#23887diss
#24103insults
#25644insulting
#26615disgrace
#26899provoke
#31457ridicule
#38251insulted
#40443mockery
#47688irritate
#48029maltreatment
#54523vex
#55038aggravate
#58771snub
#59341slur
#59800dishonor
#62754affront
#81661pejorative
#94285vilification
#132236displease
#201628impugning
#227873exasperate
#314700contumely

How to use insult in a sentence?

  1. Jim Coleman:

    She comes home to New America and nothing. I think New America's kind of an insult.

  2. J. Russel Lynes:

    If you can't ignore an insult, top it if you can't top it, laugh it off and if you can't laugh it off, it's probably deserved.

  3. Robert Bonhomme:

    Given the choice to photograph models and celebrities or landscapes, I will take landscapes every time. Landscapes don't insult you, are always on time for the photo shoot, and, never talk back!

  4. Bob Corker:

    The alliance is very important and I think there's ways of communicating our displeasure with things without trying to insult and break the alliance apart.

  5. Simon Khaya-Moyo:

    It's taboo. We don't even talk about it here, even animals know which is female and which is male. Why should we not be able to know who is female, who is male? It is an insult to God.


Translations for insult

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  • أهانArabic
  • абра́зіць, абража́цьBelarusian
  • insultar, insultCatalan, Valencian
  • urazitCzech
  • fornærmelseDanish
  • beleidigen, Beleidigung, Kränkung, VerletzungGerman
  • προσβάλλω, προσβολήGreek
  • insulto, insultarSpanish
  • دشنامPersian
  • loukkaus, parjaus, pahennus, loukataFinnish
  • skemdarorðFaroese
  • insulter, insulteFrench
  • निन्द्Hindi
  • menyinggungIndonesian
  • móðgunIcelandic
  • offesa, oltraggio, affronto, insultare, insulto, ingiuria, offendereItalian
  • 侮辱するJapanese
  • 모욕Korean
  • convicium, contumelia, maledictumLatin
  • അപമാനിക്കുക, ആക്ഷേപ, നിന്ദിക്കുക, ആക്ഷേപിക്കുകMalayalam
  • निन्द्Marathi
  • fornærmelseNorwegian
  • belediging, beledigenDutch
  • fornærmingNorwegian Nynorsk
  • obrażać, obraza, obrazić, wyzwisko, zniewagaPolish
  • insultar, insulto, injuriar, ofensaPortuguese
  • injurie, jignire, insulta, jigniRomanian
  • оскорблять, обижать, обидеть, оскорбление, оскорбитьRussian
  • निन्दा, आक्षेपः, निन्द्Sanskrit
  • förolämpa, förolämpningSwedish
  • matusi, tusiSwahili
  • ดูถูกThai
  • aşağılama, hakaret, aşağılamak, eziyet, hakaret etmekTurkish
  • образа, обра́зити, обража́тиUkrainian
  • بدنام, ذلیل کرنا, اہانت کرنا, بے عزت کرنا،Urdu

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