Insult has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
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"
2
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
3
Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
"His comment about my cooking was such an insult that I threw the spatula right at him."
Verb
1
treat, mention, or speak to rudely
"He insulted her with his rude remarks"
"the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
2
To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
"He insulted his mother by calling her forgetful in front of everyone."
Example Sentences
"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"
noun
"they yelled insults at the visiting team"
noun
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
noun
"He insulted her with his rude remarks"
verb
"the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
verb
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