as in offences
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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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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home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 insults
Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
When big gatherings of police and federal agents suddenly show up in residential areas, crowds often meet them with cell phone cameras, righteous indignation and insults.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The two came face-to-face after the match with Ostapenko delivering the insults.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Trump, however, has repeatedly demanded lower borrowing costs, often lobbing personal insults in the process.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The platform monitored students’ conversations for derogatory insults and offered fact-checking in real time.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
And now his superstar Dodgers teammate, Mookie Betts, has revealed that the insults were pretty straightforward.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Over the past few days, she's been sharing a series of increasingly confrontational posts, aimed at doxxing friends and family members — including Scott, 57 — while also posting a stream of insults and allegations against them.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
A lot of underpaid effort, and receiving brutal insults and incredible disregard.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
No matter how many times Putin insults the president and ignores his calls for a total ceasefire in Ukraine, Trump returns for more humiliation.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Perhaps Florence might have learned to cast aside the envy that seemed to be suppressed only by her outbursts and insults, her ever-increasing appetite, a collection of maladies that seemed to anger and horrify her father even further.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
When big gatherings of police and federal agents suddenly show up in residential areas, crowds often meet them with cell phone cameras, righteous indignation and insults.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The two came face-to-face after the match with Ostapenko delivering the insults.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Trump, however, has repeatedly demanded lower borrowing costs, often lobbing personal insults in the process.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The platform monitored students’ conversations for derogatory insults and offered fact-checking in real time.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
And now his superstar Dodgers teammate, Mookie Betts, has revealed that the insults were pretty straightforward.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Over the past few days, she's been sharing a series of increasingly confrontational posts, aimed at doxxing friends and family members — including Scott, 57 — while also posting a stream of insults and allegations against them.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
A lot of underpaid effort, and receiving brutal insults and incredible disregard.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the case of Governor Pritzker insults his body, body shamed him.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
No matter how many times Putin insults the president and ignores his calls for a total ceasefire in Ukraine, Trump returns for more humiliation.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insults
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Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging.—
Andrea Hill,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching.—
Avital Pardo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In some states, the oppression and the indignities around reproductive health extends beyond menstruation to birth.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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But Souleymane’s difficulties go beyond the usual indignities of scant pay and exhausting hours.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Garraty is forced to slap himself across the face to stay awake as Barkovitch taunts him.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the present day, Ellen watches as MacKinny taunts Colum in front of a crowd of onlookers and rushes to stand by his side.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then there was the woman who was Speaker of the House and would walk around talking to herself, screaming out epithets to imaginary people.—
Larry David,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Terrell represented a Black teenager who’d been expelled from a Los Angeles high school for punching a white referee during a football game after the referee allegedly had directed racial epithets at him.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In more recent years, fleeting trends and other fashion antics sometimes sidetracked Armani, especially on the runway, where aviator hats or tricky pants — from bloomers to loose, low-crotch styles — won him barbs from critics.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Joanna Lumley’s Grandmama Hester Frump also plays an important role in the second half of Season 2, as Dort continues to court her for Nevermore donations and the three generations of Addams Family women exchange barbs.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some left-leaning commentators seized upon the anti-Semitic scrawlings and racial slurs and said the killer was clearly a neo-Nazi.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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In its verdict, the jury said the singer will not have to pay any of the damages, and was not found guilty of Ellis' claims that the singer hit her, cut her face, spit on her and said racial slurs to her.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Insults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insults. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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