insult

1.

/ɪnˈsʌlt/

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

2.

/ˈɪnˌsʌlt/

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

Other forms: insulted; insulting; insults

If you insult someone, you have offended that person — either intentionally or unintentionally — through your actions or words. You might insult your host if you refuse to try the dessert he made from pasta, nuts, and chocolate sauce.

As a noun, an insult means rude words or actions. If you tell the umpire he needs glasses, then you've made a verbal insult. If, after the umpire calls your team out, you make an obscene gesture in his general direction, you've made another kind of insult. Either insult can potentially get you thrown out of the game.

Definitions of insult (/ɪnˈsʌlt/)

1. verb

   treat, mention, or speak to rudely
   “He insulted her with his rude remarks”

   synonyms: affront, diss

   type of:

   bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

   hurt the feelings of