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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home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 offensive
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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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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Recent Examples of insult
Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The spat turned personal on Thursday, with both men hurling insults at each other from their respective social media platforms.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
They were punished with another partial stadium closure in April after displaying banners insulting ex-PSG player Rabiot during a game against Marseille.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
One of them told my mother that her spiritual adviser said that turning down an invitation was insulting and hurtful and should never be done.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Amid the insults and threats hurled across the political landscape, the risks of violence stemming from political and legal disagreements represent a governing challenge equal to the violence of the 1960s.
—Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
The spat turned personal on Thursday, with both men hurling insults at each other from their respective social media platforms.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Verb
What To Know Wilders' party has called for an end to Islamic schools, Qurans or mosques and has a history of anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric, with the right wing firebrand having been convicted of discrimination after insulting Moroccan immigrants at a 2014 campaign rally.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
They were punished with another partial stadium closure in April after displaying banners insulting ex-PSG player Rabiot during a game against Marseille.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Adjective
And the idea of cutting the number of restrooms is insulting to our thousands upon thousands of visitors from all over the world, from every state in the union, and every part of San Diego County.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
One of them told my mother that her spiritual adviser said that turning down an invitation was insulting and hurtful and should never be done.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insult
Adjective
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With 4:23 to go in the game, Toppin skied in for an impressive offensive rebound and dunk.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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New York continues to lead the majors in multiple offensive categories.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The tuna and oranges scene, which is famously our introduction to Rita’s sarcasm and her ability to eviscerate someone and be funny about it.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Comey laid out concerns that Steele's sarcasm and suggestions that Mia is lying are bordering on harassment and that Steele is adding to Mia's trauma.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The concept is both simple and outrageous — an interview done while guests eat a series of chicken wings of increasing spice levels, often with disorienting discomfort — and the show has become a popular sensation and an essential stop on the modern celebrity promotional tour.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Each episode explores a pivotal or outrageous moment in marijuana history—from ancient tokes to cultural revolutions—blending humor with surprisingly rich education.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Noun
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After law enforcement officials expressed outrage that a man accused in the Hickory party shooting was allowed a bond Wednesday, a judge on Thursday revoked his bond in a prior shooting case.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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These Alabama sites are focused on history, not the outrage of the week from the White House.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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But like any powerful tool, healing language can also be misused, especially by those with manipulative or abusive tendencies.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The slashing of the benefits of medical care, food and other assistance to low-income families in this bill goes so far beyond even the most exaggerated claim of fraud, waste and abuse as to be cynically and sadistically abusive.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Democrats hammer indignity of Padilla episode Hours after senior U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from a press briefing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, House Democrats roamed the Capitol seeking an audience with GOP leadership.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Some clients, such as the persistent, sympathetic Sophie (a terrifically brittle Zoë Winters), endure the indignities of the process in good faith, desperately submitting to one fruitless date after another.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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On Wednesday, the President faced a barrage of ominous developments that might have fazed another leader—a worrisome jobs report, losses in federal court related to four of his signature policies, an increasingly vituperative public breakup with Elon Musk.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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Even before Trump took office, many scientists were reluctant to engage with the topic, for fear of being drawn into what has been a very public and vituperative debate.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Pace David Axelrod’s insinuation, there is nothing untoward or scurrilous about the citizenry asking who knew what — and when.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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“Insult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insult. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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