■ verb ɪn'sʌlt speak to or treat with disrespect or abuse.
■ noun 'ɪnsʌlt
1》 an ~ing remark or action.
↘a thing so worthless or contemptible as to be offensive: the pay offer is an absolute ~.
2》 Medicine an event which causes damage to a tissue or organ.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
C16: from L. ~are 'jump or trample on'; the noun is from Fr. ~e or eccles. L. ~us .