| NOUN | communication | insult, abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification | a rude expression / expression intended to offend or hurt |
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| act | insult, affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect | |
| VERB | communication | insult, diss, affront | treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| Sounds | ihnsah'lt; ih'nsah.lt | |
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| Rhymes | adult ... tumult: 10 rhymes with ahlt... | |
| Meaning | A rude expression / expression intended to offend or hurt. | |
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| Example | "they yelled insults at the visiting team" | |
| Synonyms | abuse, revilement, contumely, vilification | |
| Narrower | low blow | unscrupulous abuse |
| scurrility, billingsgate | foul-mouthed or obscene / obscene abuse | |
| stinger, cut | A remark capable of wounding mentally | |
| vituperation, invective, vitriol | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | |
| Broader | disrespect, discourtesy | An expression / expression of lack of respect |
| Spanish | contumelia, insulto, revilement | |
| Catalan | contumelia, insult, revilement | |
| Verbs | insult | treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| Meaning | A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect. | |
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| Example | "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" | |
| Synonym | affront | |
| Narrower | indignity | An affront to one's dignity or self-esteem |
| scandalization, scandalisation, outrage | The act of scandalizing | |
| Broader | discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity | A lack of politeness |
| Spanish | afrenta, agravio, insulto, ofensa | |
| Catalan | afront, injúria, insult, ofensa | |
| Verbs | insult | treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
| Meaning | treat, mention, or speak to rudely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot insult Sue; The performance is likely to insult Sue | |
| Example | "He insulted her with his rude remarks" | |
| Synonyms | diss, affront | |
| Broader | hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite | hurt the feelings of |
| Spanish | afrentar, agraviar, injuriar, insultar, ofender, ultrajar | |
| Catalan | afrontar, insultar, ultratjar | |
| Nouns | insult | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect |
| insult | a rude expression / expression intended to offend or hurt | |
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