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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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Recent Examples of insult
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Unlike traditional valentines, these cards were filled with insults and rejections rather than sweet sentiments, according to History.com.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
But the same plan is being forced on CCPS, and to add injury to insult, the people of Carroll County are expected to pay for it.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Following her breakout appearance on the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco, Natasha quickly became known for her biting and quick-witted insult humor.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Unlike traditional valentines, these cards were filled with insults and rejections rather than sweet sentiments, according to History.com.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Realpolitik is one thing; needlessly insulting an ally and condemning it in perversely moralizing terms is another.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
But the same plan is being forced on CCPS, and to add injury to insult, the people of Carroll County are expected to pay for it.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insult
Verb
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Zoe Saldaña has issued an apology to Mexicans who were offended by the Emilia Pérez film.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Which would be the result soon enough if the paper treated the Letters column as some kind of exercise in PR, and excluded all opinions likely to offend somebody somewhere.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With her previous roles in Blockers and Drive-Away Dolls, Viswanathan is a studio comedy pro at this point, injecting her trademark sarcasm and deadpan stare whenever necessary.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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At a dinner party in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, a guest speaks with dark sarcasm of the singular achievements of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas mastermind behind the horrendous Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current conflagration (an Israeli drone killed Sinwar a year later).—
Max Rodenbeck,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But the victim’s family were outraged by the offer, and a Superior Court judge rejected the deal.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Rights groups have been outraged over the hijab law and the cruel ways it is enforced.—
Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But at least one teenage indignity foisted upon the character came as a relief for actress Eve Plumb: Jan’s glasses.—
John Russell,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The protesters left bloody handprints on the door of his garage, among other indignities, and had to be dispersed by police.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Insult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insult. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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