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Antonyms for insult
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb in-suhlt; noun in-suhlt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈsʌlt; noun ˈɪn sʌlt |
Definition of insult
Origin :- 1560s, "triumph over in an arrogant way," from Middle French insulter (14c.) and directly from Latin insultare "to assail, to leap upon" (already used by Cicero in sense of "insult, scoff at, revile"), frequentative of insilire "leap at or upon," from in- "on, at" (see in- (2)) + salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). Sense of "to verbally abuse, affront, assail with disrespect" is from 1610s. Related: Insulted; insulting.
- noun hateful communication
- verb abuse, offend
- He would not have cared half so much for any insult to himself.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- They shall find out that they cannot insult me with impunity.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It won't be any safer to insult me now than it was yesterday.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Patience will be the fittest return I can make to such an insult.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I met only with insult for this—Bella has not a feeling heart.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The boys returned to their memories of insult, as they regarded the police force.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Oh, yes, you can come and insult me, and talk to me of love—Love!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- It was an insult to the divine powers to assert that they had taken the part of a race horse.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- It was the insult more than the pain; and from her—there was the sting of it.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- It at once aroused all that was stern in his nature—to have such a coward offer him an insult.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
Synonyms for insult
- abase
- abuse
- affront
- aggravate
- annoy
- aspersion
- black eye
- blasphemy
- blister
- cheap shot
- contempt
- contumely
- curse
- cut to the quick
- debase
- degrade
- deride
- derision
- despite
- discourtesy
- disdainfulness
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disoblige
- disrespect
- dump on
- flout
- gird
- humiliate
- ignominy
- impertinence
- impudence
- incivility
- indignity
- injure
- insolence
- invective
- irritate
- jeer
- libel
- mock
- mockery
- obloquy
- offense
- opprobrium
- outrage
- pan
- provoke
- put down
- put-down
- revile
- ridicule
- roast
- rudeness
- scoff
- scorn
- scurrility
- shame
- slam
- slander
- slap
- slap in the face
- slight
- sneer
- snub
- step on one's toes
- superciliousness
- taunt
- tease
- underestimate
- unpleasantry
- vex
- vilification
- vituperation
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