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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insult \In"sult\, n. [L. insultus, fr insilire to leap upon: cf F. insulte. See {Insult}, v. t.] 1. The act of leaping on onset; attack. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. --Savage. Syn: Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See {Affront}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr & vb n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare freq. fr insilire to leap into or upon pref. in- in on + salire to leap. See {Salient}.] 1. To leap or trample upon to make a sudden onset upon [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action to abuse; as to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him is to insult him From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insult \In*sult"\, v. i. 1. To leap or jump. Give me thy knife, I will insult on him --Shak. Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic] The lion being dead, even hares insult. --Daniel. An unwillingness to insult over their helpless fatuity. --Landor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insult n 1: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse}, {revilement}, {contumely}] 2: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" [syn: {affront}] v : treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks" [syn: {affront}]
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