INSULT


Meaning of INSULT in English

(~ed)

1.

If someone ~s you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive.

I did not mean to ~ you...

VERB: V n

~ed

I would be a bit ~ed if he said anything like that.

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

2.

An ~ is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which ~s you.

Their behaviour was an ~ to the people they represent...

N-COUNT: oft N to n

3.

You say to add ~ to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.

PHRASE: V inflects, PHR with cl

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