insult

Pronunciation

• (verb): enPR: ĭnsŭlt', IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈsʌlt/
• (noun): enPR: ĭn'sŭlt, IPA ^(key): /ˈɪn.sʌlt/

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Verb

Plain form insult

Third-person singular insults

Past tense insulted

Past participle insulted

Present participle insulting

1. (transitive) If you insult someone, you say or do something rude to them.

   He insulted me by calling my country a dirty little city.

Noun

Singular insult

Plural insults

1. (countable) An insult is a rude word or action.

   The protesters yelled insults at the police.