insult

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    contumely, revilement, abuse, vilification,
  • (n) a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
    • turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
    affront,

Verbs

  • (v) treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    • He insulted her with his rude remarks
    • the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
    affront, diss,

Synonyms

contumely revilement abuse vilification affront diss

Words of close approximity

insure
insulting insultingly