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insult
verb(in-sult)
to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront; also : to affect offensively or damagingly
insult
verb(in-sult)
to behave with pride or arrogance : vaunt
insult
noun(in-sult)
a gross indignity : an instance of insolent or contemptuous speech or conduct
insult
noun(in-sult)
injury to the body or one of its parts; also : something that causes or has a potential for causing such injury
insult
idiom(in-sult)
to treat someone as though he or she is stupid
insult
idiom(in-sult)
to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone

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