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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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as in offending
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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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as in offensive
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Recent Examples of insulting
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 July 2025
Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni is insulting because a macaroni was a pejorative term used to describe a fashionable man with feminine traits of 18th-century Britain.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The distinction that should have been made here is between a mere description, a possible slight and an insult so vicious as to require a family rupture.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Important decisions without reasons violate — and insult — the judicial craft.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
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Noun
Gallagher has previously apologized for a homophobic tweet about Russian soccer hooligans, for posting a death threat to an Atletico Madrid player, and for insulting Coldplay, and has deleted other posts over the years, including one containing an ableist slur.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 July 2025
Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni is insulting because a macaroni was a pejorative term used to describe a fashionable man with feminine traits of 18th-century Britain.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
Verb
Charlamagne first responded to Trump’s insults on Sunday (Aug. 3).
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The distinction that should have been made here is between a mere description, a possible slight and an insult so vicious as to require a family rupture.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Verb
During the episode, President Garrison insults a world leader on the telephone in the White House while his advisers discuss low approval ratings.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Important decisions without reasons violate — and insult — the judicial craft.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulting
Adjective
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Stanton then smoked a two-run single at 110.8 mph, completing his latest offensive outburst.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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The edge rusher is big at 6-5 and 225 pounds and is holding his own against Miami’s offensive line during practice.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ensuring fairness and avoiding bias in AI systems is paramount, as algorithms can inadvertently amplify discriminatory patterns from training data or misinterpret cultural nuances and sarcasm.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Someone constantly uses sarcasm to undermine suggestions without offering alternatives.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This game lets fans of telenovelas take on the outrageous characters and melodramatic plot twists to tell memorable stories.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Adam Devine brought outrageous comedy to the role of Bumper and has been a regular face in film and TV since.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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And starting in 2026, the commission won’t be forced to sit through lengthy meetings fueled by outrage.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, virtually every female character is colored by the legacy of toxic males: pervy pastors, deadbeat dads, abusive boyfriends, murderous cretins.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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In the book, Rudy is driven to become a lawyer because his abusive father hated lawyers.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Elston Bostock, a 22-year member of the Winnipeg Police Service, is charged with causing indignity to human remains, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Thursday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Overcrowding has given rise to many other abuses and indignities at Krome.—
Nicole Widdersheim,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Even the company’s most vituperative detractors acknowledge its engineering genius and applaud its success in driving down launch expenses (unlike many defense contractors, SpaceX largely eats the cost of its failures).—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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Transcripts of the depositions conducted by utility lawyers were made public Friday in Superior Court and hundreds of pages of questions and answers suggest questions about who contributed what to the vituperative oped may never be answered to everyone’s satisfaction.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The justices who renounced that lie in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center exposed themselves to scurrilous criticisms and even threats to their safety.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 June 2025
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The good people of Lancaster County were innocent of the charges thrown at them by raving Southerners and scurrilous Democrats.—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Insulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulting. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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