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The correct spelling is insult.
How to pronounce insult
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
nounIPA: /ɪnˈsʌlt/
Say it like: Ins-ult
The correct spelling is insult. Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; a particular act or statement having this effect. For example: "The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears."
Usage Examples
“The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; a particular act or statement having this effect.
- 2.Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
- 3.Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused.
- 4.An assault or attack; (specifically) an assault, attack, or onset carried out without preparation.
- 5.An act of leaping upon.
verb
- 1.To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
- 2.To assail, assault, or attack; (specifically) to carry out an assault, attack, or onset without preparation.
- 3.To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (against or over someone).
- 4.To leap or trample upon.
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