noun / verb
insult
IN-suhlt/ˈɪnsʌlt/
An offensive remark or action, or treating someone disrespectfully.
The older woman's rude gesture is an insult to the offended younger woman.
Etymology
“Leaping upon” someone supplies the image of an attack. The noun’s earlier sense of “an attack” developed into contemptuous treatment—the offensive remarks or actions now called insults.
In context
if I ever get an insult maybe or a rude comment in the litigation world someone to make some kind of off-hand comment um I said well maybe you're right
More examples
- He insults his coworkers by making jokes about their appearance.
- Leaving without thanking the host is an insult.
- I never meant to insult your intelligence.
Forms
insult · insults · insulted · insulting
insulting adjective — Offensive or disrespectful toward another person.