What does insulting mean?

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in·sult·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornfuladjective

    expressing extreme contempt

Wiktionary

  1. insultingadjective

    Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

    He received an insulting letter.

Wikipedia

  1. insulting

    An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred".

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  1. insulting

    Insulting refers to the act of disrespecting, offending, or belittling someone through words or actions, having an intention to hurt their feelings, or showing a lack of regard or consideration for their self-esteem or dignity. It can also involve expressing contempt, rudeness or derision towards someone.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Insulting

    of Insult

  2. Insultingadjective

    containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of insulting in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of insulting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of insulting in a Sentence

  1. Bobby Jindal:

    It's not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can't be tolerated within our party, we've also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.

  2. Joel Wong:

    Family, especially your spouse, is seen as an extension of yourself, so therefore insulting your wife or insulting your children would be viewed equally as threatening as insulting yourself.

  3. Dimitris Kammenos:

    I am opposed to any related posts which were perceived or were insulting to groups of fellow citizens. With this statement, I want to personally apologize to anyone disturbed (by this), and categorically condemn racism, homophobia and anti-semitism.

  4. Murat Belge:

    This has nothing to do with insulting the president. This is only about silencing political opposition. This is about intimidating people and scaring the country so nobody would criticize the government.

  5. Bob Woodson:

    It is very very insulting to Black America.

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