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Meaning of 'insult' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insult [ v. i.]
- To leap or jump.
- To behave with insolence; to exult.
2 . Insult [ v. t.]
- The act of leaping on; onset; attack.
- Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity.
- To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
- 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.

Meaning of 'insult' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insult [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
Example in sentence:
  • they yelled insults at the visiting team;
  • when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
Meaning (2):
- a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
Example in sentence:
  • turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
3 . insult [ v]
Meaning (3):
- treat, mention, or speak to rudely
Example in sentence:
  • He insulted her with his rude remarks;
  • the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone

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