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You added insult to injury!I felt like that was an insult to my intelligence.You shouldn't insult other people.
Insult is a noun (an insult) and a verb (to insult).
The word 'insult' is both a noun (insult, insults) and a verb (insult, insults, insulting, insulted).Examples:Look, a two dollar tip. That is an insult. (noun)You can't insult someone with that large an ego. (verb)
The word 'insult' is both a verb (insult, insults, insulting, insulted) and a noun (insult, insults). Example uses: Verb: Don't insult the cashier, she doesn't set the prices. Noun: The insult was not deserved and it hurt their feelings.
The opposite of an insult is a compliment.
He hurled a hurtful insult at her, causing tears to well up in her eyes.
The noun 'insult' can function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'insult' is it.Example uses:The insult didn't seem to phase him. (subject of the sentence)You can't predict the response that an insult will produce. (subject of the relative clause)Habitual drinking caused an insult to his liver. (direct object of the verb 'caused')You don't have to respond to an insult. (object of the preposition 'to')The insult was lame. It made me laugh. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'insult' in the second sentence)The word 'insult' is also a verb: insult, insults, insulting, insulted.
It was a gross insult to the competitors every single one of them.
You can use "insult" as a verb in a sentence like this: "He insulted her by making a derogatory comment about her appearance."
The insult from his coworker hurt his feelings deeply.
You didn't have to resort to that kind of insult during the argument.
"It is considered quite rude to insult people; with or without cause." There is no need to insult people even if you have a cause.
He had the nerve to insult my drawing.
Another insult. Just walk away.
You added insult to injury!I felt like that was an insult to my intelligence.You shouldn't insult other people.
When you insult one of my family, you risk the anger of all of us.
''How can you withstand that kind of insult?!''