Meanings (ES + gloss)
improperio • insulto • ofensa
Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!
[...] I will, however, enjoin you / Never to submit tamely to insults from any one! for, although I strongly urge you to show every possible respect and deference to all who are yo…
insulto • ofensa
Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
Such marriages he had held were insults to the manhood of any man and the womanhood of any woman. In such unions neither party could respect himself or his companion.
The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
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Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 17575
insult
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agraviar • injuriar • insultar
To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
- Marvel owns your gods! - Insulting is not arguing.
Thou canst not tell where one drop of water or one grain of sand will be to-morrow noon; and yet with thy impotence thou insultest the sun!
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