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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home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
Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After a brief pause, the messages resumed months later and escalated to 40-50 a day, ranging from insults about Lauryn’s appearance to alarming threats against her relationship.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Gallagher brothers have spent the better part of the past 15 years pelting each other with insults.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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
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
Egyptian influencers linked to intelligence fronts launched vicious personal attacks, including ethnic slurs, against the Saudi royal family and graphic insults targeting the crown prince.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After a brief pause, the messages resumed months later and escalated to 40-50 a day, ranging from insults about Lauryn’s appearance to alarming threats against her relationship.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Gallagher brothers have spent the better part of the past 15 years pelting each other with insults.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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
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
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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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Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
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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But the barbs are often partisan.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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The barbs were frequently aimed at the gruff owner of Mel’s Diner played by the late Vic Tayback.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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He was quoted using several racial and religious slurs.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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His phone rang nonstop with calls spewing Islamophobic slurs.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Insults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insults. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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