insult
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
noun
- A rude or offensive remark or action intended to hurt someone's feelings.
- The cartoon was considered an insult to the country's leaders.
- He shouted an insult at the referee and was sent off the field.
- She took his comment as a personal insult and refused to speak to him.
- Something that causes damage or harm to something else.
- Adding more pollution to the river is an insult to the environment.
- The old building suffered the insult of years of neglect.
- The constant noise was an insult to the peace of the neighborhood.
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