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insult
noun as in hateful communication
Strongest matches
abuse, affront, blasphemy, contempt, disgrace, disrespect, indignity, invective, libel, outrage, put-down, scorn, shame, slander, slap, slight, snub, taunt
Strong matches
aspersion, contumely, derision, despite, discourtesy, disdainfulness, ignominy, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, mockery, obloquy, offense, opprobrium, rudeness, scurrility, slam, superciliousness, vilification, vituperation
Weak matches
verb as in abuse, offend
Strongest matches
annoy, curse, humiliate, irritate, libel, mock, outrage, provoke, ridicule, slander, taunt
Strong matches
abase, affront, aggravate, blister, debase, degrade, deride, dishonor, disoblige, flout, gird, injure, jeer, pan, revile, roast, scoff, slam, slight, sneer, snub, tease, underestimate, vex
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The Russian president keeps adding insult to intransigence.
Since a September regional election loss, there have been fewer insults toward opponents or journalists, more outreach to provincial governors, and a hint of empathy with references to "vulnerable" Argentines.
Diving deeper than the quotidian insults of her characters’ loneliness, poverty and fear, Straight brings us inside their exhausted minds.
“If it was a political stunt, it was a very stupid political stunt, and I personally take some insult to it,” Vance said Thursday.
Vance said it was a "very stupid political stunt and I personally take some insult to it."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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