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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home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
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Walking away from a fight or turning the other cheek at someone hurling insults your way would be an insult to our own ego and pride.
—Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi insults Democrats in Senate hearing.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Adding injury to insult, senior quarterback Drew Allar (13 of 20 for 137 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT) suffered a season-ending leg injury on a third-down scramble on the Nittany Lions’ last drive.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Walking away from a fight or turning the other cheek at someone hurling insults your way would be an insult to our own ego and pride.
—Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Between 2014 and 2020, Erdogan investigated 160,000 Turks for insulting the president and prosecuted 45,000 of them, including a 14-year-old boy.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi insults Democrats in Senate hearing.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insult
Verb
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How shocked and appalled and offended everyone seems to be by this.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such restrictions on the sale of chips offended China, Luria said, and ultimately led to Beijing limiting the purchase of chips to their companies.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While the track leans toward sarcasm, the soon-to-be-anthem perfectly captures a generational sentiment.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The sarcasm has passed down generations.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Longtime prejudices have meant that Latin artists have been regarded with suspicion, doubt, and even outrage throughout music history, but these attitudes have twisted into something far more intense and sinister as a result of the current administration.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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County Board supervisors outraged by the transparency failure Since the emails came to light, supervisors on the county's finance committee have grilled transit agency executives and expressed outrage about the transparency failures.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Expectations should be modest given the past year of United indignity, but at least Lammens brings a reset to the starting lineup.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Long Walk is unsparing in its depiction of violence, as well as the other indignities the boys face along the way.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Insult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insult. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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