What does insult mean?
Definitions for insult
ɪnˈsʌlt; ˈɪn sʌltin·sult
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word insult.
Princeton's WordNet
abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification(noun)
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"
insult, affront(verb)
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
diss, insult, affront(verb)
treat, mention, or speak to rudely
"He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
GCIDE
Insult(n.)
(Med., Biology) An injury to an organism; trauma; as, to produce an experimental insult to investigate healing processes.
Etymology: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.]
Wiktionary
insult(Noun)
An action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude.
Etymology: insultare, ultimately from salire.
insult(Noun)
Anything that causes offence/offense by being of an unacceptable quality.
The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
Etymology: insultare, ultimately from salire.
insult(Noun)
Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes.
Etymology: insultare, ultimately from salire.
insult(Verb)
To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against).
Etymology: insultare, ultimately from salire.
insult(Verb)
To offend (someone) by being rude, insensitive or insolent; to demean or affront (someone).
Etymology: insultare, ultimately from salire.
Webster Dictionary
Insult(verb)
the act of leaping on; onset; attack
Etymology: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.]
Insult(verb)
gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity
Etymology: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.]
Insult(verb)
to leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon
Etymology: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.]
Insult(verb)
to treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him
Etymology: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.]
Insult(verb)
to leap or jump
Etymology: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.]
Insult(verb)
to behave with insolence; to exult
Etymology: [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.]
Freebase
Insult
An insult is an expression, statement which is considered degrading, offensive and impolite. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Insult
in-sult′, v.t. to treat with indignity or contempt: to abuse: to affront.—n. (in′sult) abuse: affront: contumely.—adjs. Insult′able, capable of being insulted; Insult′ant (rare), insulting.—n. Insult′er (obs.), one who makes an attack.—adj. Insult′ing, conveying insult: insolent: contemptuous.—adv. Insult′ingly, in an insulting or insolent manner.—n. Insult′ment (Shak.), insult. [Fr.,—L. insultāre—insilīre, to spring at—in, upon, salīre, to leap.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of insult in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of insult in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of insult in a Sentence
You cannot insult your way to the presidency, you can't disparage women, Hispanics, disabled people. Who is he kidding?
The concept of fate is an open insult against man's willpower!
The use of the term 'low blow' or 'artful smear,' both were applied to the aftermath of a substantive discussion, which the Republicans have not engaged in in any of their debates, their debates have been insult-fests, in which they've mostly engaged in personal attacks.
As far as I'm concerned, most of the time it's not necessary to shoot off at the mouth and respond every time, having got to this point, I shouldn't have to take this kind of insult and slander.
The word Jew as an insult was not common when I went to school, now it is, and it's even an insult at schools where there are no Jewish students. That's a problem.
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- أهانArabic
- абража́ць, абра́зіцьBelarusian
- insultar, insultCatalan, Valencian
- urazitCzech
- fornærmelseDanish
- Kränkung, Verletzung, Beleidigung, beleidigenGerman
- προσβολή, προσβάλλωGreek
- insulto, insultarSpanish
- دشنامPersian
- loukkaus, parjaus, loukata, pahennusFinnish
- skemdarorðFaroese
- insulter, insulteFrench
- निन्द्Hindi
- móðgunIcelandic
- oltraggio, offesa, insultare, affronto, ingiuria, insulto, offendereItalian
- 侮辱するJapanese
- 모욕Korean
- contumelia, convicium, maledictumLatin
- അപമാനിക്കുക, നിന്ദിക്കുക, ആക്ഷേപിക്കുക, ആക്ഷേപMalayalam
- निन्द्Marathi
- fornærmelseNorwegian
- beledigen, beledigingDutch
- fornærmingNorwegian Nynorsk
- obraza, zniewaga, obrazić, wyzwisko, obrażaćPolish
- insultar, ofensa, injuriar, insultoPortuguese
- insulta, jignire, injurie, jigniRomanian
- оскорбление, оскорбить, обижать, обидеть, оскорблятьRussian
- निन्द्, आक्षेपः, निन्दाSanskrit
- förolämpning, förolämpaSwedish
- tusi, matusiSwahili
- ดูถูกThai
- hakaret etmek, hakaret, aşağılama, aşağılamak, eziyetTurkish
- образа, обража́ти, обра́зитиUkrainian
- اہانت کرنا, ذلیل کرنا, بے عزت کرنا،, بدنامUrdu
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