(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it. (FORMAL)
...an incident which particularly ~ed Kasparov.
VERB: V n
~ed
He pretended to be ~ed, but inwardly he was pleased...
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
2.
If something is an ~ to you, it is an obvious insult to you.
It’s an ~ to human dignity to keep someone alive like this...
= insult
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N to n