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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6862 COCA: 6568

insult

1 insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ verb
insults; insulted; insulting
1 insult
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
verb
insults; insulted; insulting
Learner's definition of INSULT
[+ object]
: to do or say something that is offensive to (someone) : to do or say something that shows a lack of respect for (someone)侮辱;辱骂;冒犯
2 insult /ˈɪnˌsʌlt/ noun
plural insults
2 insult
/ˈɪnˌsʌlt/
noun
plural insults
Learner's definition of INSULT
[count]
: a rude or offensive act or statement : something that insults someone侮辱;辱骂;冒犯

add insult to injury

: to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone更糟糕的是
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6862 COCA: 6568

insult

1 of 2

verb

in·​sult in-ˈsəlt How to pronounce insult (audio)
insulted; insulting; insults

transitive verb

: to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront
also : to affect offensively or damagingly
doggerel that insults the reader's intelligence

intransitive verb

archaic : to behave with pride or arrogance : vaunt
insulter noun

insult

2 of 2

noun

in·​sult ˈin-ˌsəlt How to pronounce insult (audio)
1
: a gross indignity : an instance of insolent or contemptuous speech or conduct
2
: injury to the body or one of its parts
also : something that causes or has a potential for causing such injury
pollution and other environmental insults
Choose the Right Synonym for insult

offend, outrage, affront, insult mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment.

offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting.

hoped that my remarks had not offended her

outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings.

outraged by their accusations

affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy.

deeply affronted by his callousness

insult suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame.

insulted every guest at the party

Example Sentences

Verb She felt they had insulted her by repeatedly ignoring her questions. We were greatly insulted by his rudeness. They're understandably insulted when no one asks for their opinion on a matter that affects them so much. Noun The fans hurled insults at the referee as he walked off the field after the game. Their decision to cancel the project was an insult to all my hard work. They got into a fight over a minor insult. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Even after his criminal conviction, Griffin, a bombastic man who briefly considered riding a horse to his sentencing at the courthouse in Washington, continued to publicly disparage his case and insult the judge who heard it. Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 To call it tinny is to insult the fine if mundane qualities of tin. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 At the end of the day, the most important thing for me and the most important thing for the showrunners was to not insult the original series' Kirk by doing an imitation of [Shatner]. Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 July 2022 And her tirades ruin gatherings for me, occur on my time, happen in my home, and insult my family. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 There was no reason to insult him with the de facto one-year, $30 million extension, but there are plausible concerns about his future. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Rolling Stone reinforces that insult in order to claim control of popular consensus. Armond White, National Review, 29 July 2022 And my personality isn’t ever one to insult anybody. Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 15 July 2022 The teenage boys on my local basketball court still insult each other by using anti-gay slurs. Mychal Denzel Smith, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022
Noun
In addition to shirts supporting the trans community, Morris’ fanbase also got a cheeky new name out of the Carlson insult. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Steven Wright: In an age of storytelling stand-up, confessional comedy and insult humor, Wright has long not done any of that. Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 But there was one final shock in store for the family, as the military added insult to injury. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 To further insult Viserys, his brother, and cement himself as an enemy of the realm, Daemon takes the dragon egg that was meant for Baelon. Angie Orellana Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Chinese officials have frequently utilized the language of offense and insult in complaints foreign commentary on the country. Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 Maybe the name monkeypox, which already sounds something like an insult, has a way of loosening the bigot’s tongue. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 Adding insult to injury, the platforms hosting this content do little to mitigate the risk of child exploitation. WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022 Adding insult to injury, the brothers have also gone to the SEC with the idea of taking their company public. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle French or Latin; Middle French insulter, from Latin insultare, literally, to spring upon, from in- + saltare to leap — more at saltation

First Known Use

Verb

1540, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6862 COCA: 6568
insult

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSULT | INSULT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbad, grave, great, terrible惡毒的/嚴重的/極大的/傷害極大的侮辱one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody能夠加諸他人的最惡毒的侮辱之一final, ultimate莫大的侮辱To call a woman a girl is the ultimate insult.把一個女人叫作小妞是極端的侮辱。calculated, deliberate (especially BrE) 蓄意的/故意的侮辱direct (especially NAmE) 直接的侮辱personal人身侮辱VERB + INSULThurl, shout, throw高聲辱罵;大聲辱罵;謾罵They were hurling insults at the police.他們高聲辱罵警察。mean sth as⋯意在侮辱I don't mean this as an insult, but I think the team would play better without you.我不想羞辱你,不過我覺得球隊如果沒有你,表現會更好些。take sth as把⋯當作羞辱I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult.我的本意是提點兒建設性意見,但他卻把這視為人身侮辱。endure, suffer忍受/遭受羞辱Foreigners have to suffer constant insults from the local population.外國人不得不遭受當地人不斷的侮辱。exchange, trade互相辱罵The two groups of fans exchanged insults.兩幫粉絲互相謾罵。INSULT + VERBfly辱罵聲漫天飛Insults were flying back and forth.雙方你來我往,謾罵聲不絕於耳。PREPOSITIONinsult to對⋯的侮辱It was an insult to his wife.那是對他妻子的侮辱。PHRASESadd insult to injury傷害之外又加侮辱;雪上加霜的是Then, to add insult to injury (= to make things worse), they told me I couldn't get on the flight.更糟糕的是,他們隨後又告訴我說我不能登機。an insult to your intelligence對智力的侮辱The questions were a real insult to our intelligence (= because they were too easy).那些問題實在是有辱我們的智商。
insult

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERBpublicly當眾侮辱He was dismissed for publicly insulting prominent politicians.他因當眾辱罵政要而被辭退。PHRASESbe insulted, feel insulted受到侮辱;感覺受到侮辱I felt deeply insulted that she hadn't asked me to the meeting.她沒請我參加會議,我感覺深受侮辱。

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