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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
Emerging from a patrol car, he spun toward reporters and shouted, “This is clearly unjust and an insult to the intelligence of the American people!”
He was heard shouting "completely unjust" and "insult to the intelligence of the American people" before he was bundled into court by officers.
She goes on to attack a Voice of America White House correspondent, likely Steve Herman, for posting content she considers “personally insulting” to Trump during his first administration.
As he was being led into a court hearing Tuesday, Mr Mangione shouted about an "insult to the American people and their lived experience".
The US is not subsiding Canada and Mexico and this trolling about them becoming a state is simply insulting.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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