insult
Example Sentences
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So, if you want to get the person to engage, you shouldn’t insult them, communicate that you think they’re an idiot or start yelling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The absurdist’s power rests in their ability to befuddle and bewilder, trusting the joke will land with the right folks and insult their target’s intelligence.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Yet no one seems ready to mock or insult those with the opposite view.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The final insult may be yet to come.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The Doors of Death seemed like a personal insult, designed to remind him of everything he couldn’t have.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing insult
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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