English

Detailed Synonyms for insult in English

insult:

to insult verb (insults, insulted, insulting)

  1. to insult
    to hurt; to injure; to maul; to offend; to insult
    • hurt verb (hurts, hurt, hurting)
    • injure verb (injures, injured, injuring)
    • maul verb (mauls, mauled, mauling)
    • offend verb (offends, offended, offending)
    • insult verb (insults, insulted, insulting)
  2. to insult
    to revile; to insult; to abuse
    • revile verb (reviles, reviled, reviling)
    • insult verb (insults, insulted, insulting)
    • abuse verb (abuses, abused, abusing)
  3. to insult
    – treat, mention, or speak to rudely 1
    to insult; to affront; diss
    – treat, mention, or speak to rudely 1
    • insult verb (insults, insulted, insulting)
      • He insulted her with his rude remarks1
    • affront verb (affronts, affronted, affronting)
    • diss verb
      • the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone1

Conjugations for insult:

present
  1. insult
  2. insult
  3. insults
  4. insult
  5. insult
  6. insult
simple past
  1. insulted
  2. insulted
  3. insulted
  4. insulted
  5. insulted
  6. insulted
present perfect
  1. have insulted
  2. have insulted
  3. has insulted
  4. have insulted
  5. have insulted
  6. have insulted
past continuous
  1. was insulting
  2. were insulting
  3. was insulting
  4. were insulting
  5. were insulting
  6. were insulting
future
  1. shall insult
  2. will insult
  3. will insult
  4. shall insult
  5. will insult
  6. will insult
continuous present
  1. am insulting
  2. are insulting
  3. is insulting
  4. are insulting
  5. are insulting
  6. are insulting
subjunctive
  1. be insulted
  2. be insulted
  3. be insulted
  4. be insulted
  5. be insulted
  6. be insulted
diverse
  1. insult!
  2. let's insult!
  3. insulted
  4. insulting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

insult

  1. insult
  2. insult
  3. insult
  4. insult
    abuse
    – use foul or abusive language towards 1
    • abuse
      • The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket1

insult [the ~] noun

  1. the insult
    – a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect 1
    the insult; the affront
    – a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect 1
    • insult [the ~] noun
      • turning his back on me was a deliberate insult1
    • affront [the ~] noun
  2. the insult
    – a rude expression intended to offend or hurt 1
    the abuse; the insult; the vilification; the contumely; the revilement
    – a rude expression intended to offend or hurt 1
    • abuse [the ~] noun
      • when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse1
    • insult [the ~] noun
      • they yelled insults at the visiting team1
    • vilification [the ~] noun
    • contumely [the ~] noun
    • revilement [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "insult":

  1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect1
    • turning his back on me was a deliberate insult1
  2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt1
    • they yelled insults at the visiting team1
  3. treat, mention, or speak to rudely1
    • He insulted her with his rude remarks1