insult
Example Sentences
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About 83 percent of women officials — up from 71 percent in the previous quarter — said they were less likely to engage in political or civic activity due to insults, harassment and physical threats.
From Salon
There are many issues that could provoke public uproar in Vietnam – including what citizens consider insulting depictions of the Vietnam war – but the nine-dash line is one that consistently draws authorities' attention.
From BBC
On his 50th birthday he writes to his London publisher, insulting his appearance and mocking his miserly advance.
And as they mourn the loss of their neighborhoods, regulations that could further quash the possibility of ever regaining that sense of community have only added insult to injury.
From Los Angeles Times
The immigration judges union called the job listings “insulting.”
From Los Angeles Times
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