insult
Example Sentences
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Michael said, “This may sound like an insult, but I mean it as a compliment: You look like a Muppet.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Maybe calling someone a birdbrain shouldn’t be the insult we assume.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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
Bell described the outcome of the latest review as an insult to the women who have "suffered as a direct result of their smear tests being misread".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
But important people didn’t seem to take this as an insult.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing insult
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
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