insult
Example Sentences
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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
It produced a viral moment of pure celebration, even if some felt it might have been too bombastic and insulting to Dommaraju.
Family and friends considered getting used items an insult.
Casting a human loss in the language of insult revealed how little moral gravity has to register before it is turned into another battle cry.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
