INSULT
Dictionary entry overview: What does insult mean?
• INSULT (noun)
The noun INSULT has 2 senses:
1. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
2. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
Familiarity information: INSULT used as a noun is rare.
• INSULT (verb)
The verb INSULT has 1 sense:
1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely
Familiarity information: INSULT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INSULT (noun)
Meaning:
A rude expression intended to offend or hurt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
revilement; insult; contumely; abuse; vilification
Context examples:
when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse / they yelled insults at the visiting team
Hypernyms ("insult" is a kind of...):
discourtesy; disrespect (an expression of lack of respect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insult"):
low blow (unscrupulous abuse)
billingsgate; scurrility (foul-mouthed or obscene abuse)
cut; stinger (a remark capable of wounding mentally)
invective; vitriol; vituperation (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)
Meaning:
A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
affront; insult
Context example:
turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
Hypernyms ("insult" is a kind of...):
discourtesy; offence; offense; offensive activity (a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insult"):
indignity (an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem)
outrage; scandalisation; scandalization (the act of scandalizing)
• INSULT (verb)
Meaning:
Treat, mention, or speak to rudely
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
affront; diss; insult
Context examples:
He insulted her with his rude remarks / the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
Hypernyms (to "insult" is one way to...):
bruise; hurt; injure; offend; spite; wound (hurt the feelings of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam cannot insult Sue
The performance is likely to insult Sue
