Definition of insult

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Insult (v. t.) To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him..

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Insolence :: Insolence (v. t.) To insult.
Insultment :: Insultment (n.) Insolent treatment; insult.
Flout :: Flout (n.) A mock; an insult.
Insulter :: Insulter (n.) One who insults.
Affront :: Affront (n.) Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
Insultation :: Insultation (n.) Exultation.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling..
Charivari :: Charivari (n.) A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult..
Abusive :: Abusive (a.) Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult..
Disturb :: Disturb (v. t.) To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy..
Railing :: Railing (a.) Expressing reproach; insulting.
Insolence :: Insolence (n.) Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
Trample :: Trample (v. t.) Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.
Railer :: Railer (n.) One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language..
Provocation :: Provocation (n.) Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress..
Insulted :: Insulted (imp. & p. p.) of Insul.
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.
Expose :: Expose (v. t.) To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold, insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to destruction or defeat..
Slang :: Slang (v. t.) To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.
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