insult

One entry found for insult.

Main Entry: in·sult
Pronunciation: in-slt
Function: noun
1 : injury to the body or one of its parts <repeated acute vascular insults> <any insult to the constitution of a patient suffering from active tuberculosis -- Journal of the American Medical Association>
2 : something that causes or has a potential for causing insult to the body <damage resulting from malnutritional insults>
- insult verb