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
Tuttle’s fearless inquisition won’t insult your intelligence, ask your mercy or hogtie your feelings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Adding insult to injury, that’s more likely to happen when markets are weak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
"It is disgusting, disgraceful and it is an insult to the innocent civil rights protesters" who were killed, Eastwood said.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Veronika hurled the insult at her brothers, who had just done something dreadful.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing insult
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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