insult

1. v. t. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. Source: opted

2. v. t. word/gross">Gross abuse word/offered">offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. Source: opted

3. v. t. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. Source: opted

4. v. t. To word/treat">treat with abuse, word/insolence">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. Source: opted

5. v. i. To leap or jump. Source: opted

6. v. i. To behave with insolence; to exult. Source: opted

7. n. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt Source: wordnet

8. n. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect Source: wordnet

9. v. treat, mention, or speak to rudely Source: wordnet

10. v:44/n:56 n. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect Source: ecdict

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