I. in-ˈsəlt verb
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French insulter, from Latin insultare, literally, to spring upon, from in- + saltare to leap — more at saltation
Date: 1540
intransitive verb
archaic : to behave with pride or arrogance : vaunt
transitive verb
: to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront ; also : to affect offensively or damagingly
doggerel that insult s the reader's intelligence
Synonyms: see offend
• in·sult·er noun
• in·sult·ing·ly in-ˈsəl-tiŋ-lē adverb
II. ˈin-ˌsəlt noun
Date: 1671
1. : a gross indignity
2. : injury to the body or one of its parts ; also : something that causes or has a potential for causing such insult
pollution and other environmental insult s