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insults

 
Noun insult has 2 senses
  1. abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
    --1 is a kind of disrespect, discourtesy
    --1 has particulars:
     low blow; scurrility, billingsgate; stinger, cut; vituperation, invective, vitriol
    Derived form: verb insult1
  2. insult, affront - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
    --2 is a kind of discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
    --2 has particulars: indignity; scandalization, scandalisation, outrage
    Derived form: verb insult1
Verb insult has 1 sense
  1. diss, insult, affront - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
    --1 is one way to hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
    Derived forms: noun insult2, noun insult1
    Sample sentences:
    Sam cannot insult Sue
    The performance is likely to insult Sue
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