| Main Entry: |
insult |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
abuse, offend |
Synonyms: |
abase,
affront,
aggravate,
annoy, blister,
curse, cut to the quick,
debase,
degrade,
deride, dishonor, disoblige, dump on, flout, gird,
humiliate, injure,
irritate,
jeer, libel,
mock,
outrage, pan,
provoke,
put down*,
revile,
ridicule, roast,
scoff,
slam*,
slander,
slight,
sneer,
snub, step on one's toes,
taunt,
tease,
underestimate,
vex
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Antonyms: |
compliment, flatter, praise
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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