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Look up: insult

  1. insult
    [n] - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront 2. [v] - treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Insult
    In its clinical sense, that which brought about the current disorder, be it disease or injury.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20437

  3. Insult
    In'sult noun [ Latin insultus , from insilire to leap upon: confer French insulte . See Insult , transitive verb ] 1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [ Obsolete] Dryden. 2.<...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/72

  4. Insult
    In·sult' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Insulted ; present participle & verbal noun Insulting .] [ French insulter , Latin insultare , freq. from insilire...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/72

  5. Insult
    In·sult' intransitive verb 1. To leap or jump. « Give me thy knife, I will insult on him.» Shak. « Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king.» Jer. Taylor. 2.<...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/72

  6. insult
    Injury or trauma, attack. ... Origin: L. Insultus = attack ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. insult
    affront noun a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; `turning his back on me was a deliberate insult`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Insult
    • (v. t.) The act of leaping on; onset; attack. • (v. t.) To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him. • (v. i.) To leap or jump. • (v. t.) Gross abuse offered to a...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. insult
    (L. insultus attack) injury or trauma; attack.
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/

  10. insult
    insult 1. A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront: 'When she turned her back on me, it was a deliberate insult.' 2. A rude expression intended to offend or to hurt someone. 3. To treat or to speak to someone insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; to affront ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  11. insult
    • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
    • a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront

    Found on

  12. insult
    Type: Term Pronunciation: in′sŭlt Definitions: 1. An injury, attack, or trauma.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  13. Insult
    An `insult` (also called a `putdown` or a `slight`) is an expression, statement (or sometimes behavior) which is considered degrading and offensive. Insults (sometimes called "cracks" "remarks" or one-liners) may be intentional or accidental. An example of the latter is a ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insult

  14. Insult
    (film) `Insult` is a 1932 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Elizabeth Allan, John Gielgud and Hugh Williams. It is an adaptation of a play by Jean Fabricus. It is a melodrama set in the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. Cast: References: External links:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insult



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