insult
US: /ˈɪnˌsəɫt/, /ˌɪnˈsəɫt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
insult /'insʌlt/
- danh từ
- lời lăng mạ, lời sỉ nhục; sự lăng mạ, sự xúc phạm đến phẩm giá
- (y học) sự chấn thương; cái gây chấn thương
- ngoại động từ
- lăng mạ, làm nhục, sỉ nhục; xúc phạm đến phẩm giá của
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb [VN] to say or do sth that offends sb: I have never been so insulted in my life! + She felt insulted by the low offer. + You insult my intelligence (= you are treating me as if I am stupid)!
+ noun
sth) a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend sb: The crowd were shouting insults at the police. + His comments were seen as an insult to the president. + The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy).
Idioms see ADD
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 offend, affront, slight, outrage; abuse, dishonour, defame, injure; asperse, slander, libel:
Don't be insulted if I arrive late and leave early. You insult her by suggesting that she has never heard of Keats.
n.
2 offence, affront, indignity, slight, outrage, barb, dig, slur, dishonour, abuse, defamation, discourtesy; aspersion, slander, libel; Colloq slap (in the face), put-down:
Refusing to bow at a Japanese funeral is taken as an insult.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
bad, terrible
one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody
| ultimate
Whatever you do, don't call a ‘railway enthusiast’ a trainspotter?it's the ultimate insult.
| calculated, deliberate | personal
VERB + INSULT
hurl, offer
(literary),
shout, throw
They were hurling insults at the police. The king is unlikely to forgive the insult offered to his ambassador.
| mean sth as
I don't mean this as an insult, but I think the team would play better without you.
| take sth as
I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult
| endure, suffer
Foreigners have to suffer constant insults from the local population.
| exchange, trade
The two groups of fans exchanged insults.
INSULT + VERB
fly
Insults were flying back and forth.
PREP.
~ to
It was an insult to his wife.
PHRASES
add insult to injury
Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury (= to make things worse), the floodlights went out during the second half.
| an insult to your intelligence
The questions were a real insult to our intelligence (= because they were too easy).
ADV.
publicly
He was dismissed for publicly insulting prominent politicians.
PHRASES
be/feel (deeply) insulted
I felt deeply insulted that she hadn't asked me to the meeting.
Concise English dictionary
insults|insulted|insultingɪn'sʌlt
noun
+a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
+a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
verb
+treat, mention, or speak to rudely
