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Synonyms for insult
ɪnˈsʌlt; ˈɪn sʌltin·sult
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Wiktionary
insultverb
To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against).
Synonyms:
disgrace, slight, offend, affront, abuse, pejorative, offence, slur, outrage, offense, slaminsultnoun
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, offenceinsultnoun
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 Antonyms
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, woundAntonyms:
conciliate, content, gratify, honor, please
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Princeton's WordNet
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, abuseinsult, affrontverb
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
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abuse, vilification, affront, contumely, revilementdiss, 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"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
insultnoun
insultverb
Synonyms:
affront, offend, abuse, treat with insolence, offer an indignity to
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2225 | abuse | |
| #7144 | offense | |
| #7516 | slight | |
| #9117 | wound | |
| #10353 | offence | |
| #11841 | slam | |
| #12132 | humiliation | |
| #13413 | mock | |
| #14038 | misuse | |
| #17209 | contempt | |
| #17420 | tease | |
| #17766 | insult | |
| #20114 | outrage | |
| #20785 | annoy | |
| #22663 | smear | |
| #23039 | offend | |
| #23887 | diss | |
| #24103 | insults | |
| #25644 | insulting | |
| #26615 | disgrace | |
| #26899 | provoke | |
| #31457 | ridicule | |
| #38251 | insulted | |
| #40443 | mockery | |
| #47688 | irritate | |
| #48029 | maltreatment | |
| #54523 | vex | |
| #55038 | aggravate | |
| #58771 | snub | |
| #59341 | slur | |
| #59800 | dishonor | |
| #62754 | affront | |
| #81661 | pejorative | |
| #94285 | vilification | |
| #132236 | displease | |
| #201628 | impugning | |
| #227873 | exasperate | |
| #314700 | contumely |
How to use insult in a sentence?
Let’s not insult the intelligence of the American people. People aren’t dumb, why in God’s name does Wall Street make huge campaign contributions? I guess just for the fun of it.
Don't beg anyone for any form of gratification, be it mental, psychological or sexual, for resorting to such practices in itself is an insult to your existence. Celebrate in your own grandeur with dignity!
Have a legitimate reason why you are declining the position that is being offered, never insult the individual who extended the offer by just talking about how mediocre the opportunity was.
All of the countries can participate in the competitions, but we can't. So it's a clear insult for the people of Afghanistan.
It is an insult to families who are desperate to access technology for their children to leave brand new computers and tablets unused in closets and storage facilities, if auditors can’t locate an average of 180 computers per DOE location, this may be just the tip of the iceberg.
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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