as in offence
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
panelists on that political talk show simply exchange insults, not ideas
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as in to offend
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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Recent Examples of insult
R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Amid blatant insults to servicemen and veterans, President Trump's approval remains relatively high, with most Americans agreeing with his immigration policies.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Ashley Vega, People.com, 29 May 2025
Between 2014 and 2020 alone, Erdogan’s government investigated approximately 160,000 Turks for insulting the president and prosecuted 35,000.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
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Noun
While a friend may appreciate the gentle reminder that a statistics class involves high-level mathematics, a millennial will take that information as an insult.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Amid blatant insults to servicemen and veterans, President Trump's approval remains relatively high, with most Americans agreeing with his immigration policies.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Verb
Culture doesn't give your MIL the right to insult you and treat you as inferior.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 29 May 2025
Between 2014 and 2020 alone, Erdogan’s government investigated approximately 160,000 Turks for insulting the president and prosecuted 35,000.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
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While some Hollywood studios such as Lionsgate and Blumhouse have collaborated with AI companies, others have been reluctant to announce partnerships at the risk of offending talent that have voiced concerns over how AI could be used to alter their digital likeness without adequate compensation.—
Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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The LinkedIn feed is full of safe, vanilla content because everyone's scared to offend.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Fans in the comments applauded Carpenter’s use of sarcasm to indirectly address the hoopla.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
26 June 2025
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There’s always a little colored sarcasm in our music, there’s a little tongue-in-cheek, but then there is always some really deep meaningful subject matter on our records, too.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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Californians should be outraged at such fragrant violations of the law, and of Californians’ right to privacy, by police agencies.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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Trump has dismissed the idea that his calls for Newsom’s arrest have provided the governor with a political advantage by outraging Democrats, despite his own arrests helping him during last year’s election.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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Why, the indignity of it all is even worse than going deaf.—
Christopher Null,
Wired News,
19 June 2025
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Despite suffering indignity after indignity, Jack acquiesces to the charming villain, as does the show around him.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Insult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insult. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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